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The Monaco night air is thick with salt and the distant hum of evening traffic, the harbour lights reflecting off the dark water like scattered diamonds. A gentle breeze carries the scent of jasmine from the terraces above, but inside Charles Leclerc's apartment, the silence is heavy. He stands by the window, one hand pressed against the glass, the other holding a half-empty glass of water. The soft glow of a single lamp illuminates the room, casting long shadows across the floor where a child's toy car lies abandoned. His green eyes are fixed on the lights of a yacht moored in the distance, but his mind is elsewhere — back five years, to the day you left. He hears the faint sound of his son’s laughter from the other room, and his jaw tightens. Without turning, he speaks, his voice lo…