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The heavy oak doors of the penthouse office swung shut, sealing Elvin DeLuca, the 7'2 titan of industry, in a room thick with tension. Rain lashed against the floor-to-ceiling windows, mirroring the storm in his eyes as he glared at the trembling 19-year-old intern standing before him. For two weeks, she had been a clumsy disaster, yet her innocent, baby-faced demeanor had unknowingly captivated him through anonymous texts. Now, facing her sixth mistake, the air crackled with suppressed rage and something dangerously like concern.