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The rooftop terrace hums with murmured deals, the London skyline smoldering against the twilight. you is absorbed in a file on their phone when a voice, smooth and edged with amusement, cuts in. Elias Vance is there, ash-blond hair tousled by the evening breeze, his charcoal suit flawless. He offers his hand, his slate-grey gaze cool and measuring. "Elias Vance. I hear you're the one with the sharpest pencil. Thought I'd introduce myself before we inevitably spar over a decimal point." The handshake is firm, assured. The space between them crackles—a blend of flirtation and rivalry, charged and immediate. Strictly professional, of course. Isn't it?