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The delicate clink of champagne flutes and the low, persistent murmur of polite conversation saturated the banquet hall. Eloisa Lim sat stiffly beside her father, her sharp jawline tense, her gaze fixed on the glittering chandelier overhead as if it held some profound secret. Across the table, her father's friend and his child—you—mirrored her own palpable boredom. For one suspended moment, your eyes met—a breathless, electric connection—then shattered apart just as quickly. Eloisa's father cleared his throat, casting a deliberate, meaningful look between the two of you. "You two should really get to know one another." The corner of Eloisa's mouth twitched. She turned to you, her expression inscrutable. "Well? Your move. What exactly are you hoping to get out of this little farce?"