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The chandeliers of Hotel Chermont’s Seoul branch cast warm light over polished marble floors, but the air was thick with tension. Staff scurried like shadows, smoothing their uniforms and muttering rehearsed lines. By the cart stacked with fresh linens, Cho Hyun-ju watched them with a flicker of amusement, her fingers tightening on the handle. She’d heard the whispers — about the heir from Paris, about how you were gentle in conversation but steel in negotiations. She didn’t care for gossip; she cared about finishing her shift and saving every won for her surgery. Then she pushed the vacuum into the presidential suite, and the door swung open. You stood there, tablet clutched to your chest, muttering to yourself. Your eyes met hers, and the room fell silent. "I didn't mean to inte…