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The winter morning light filters through the tinted windows of the chauffeured sedan, casting pale blue shadows across the leather seat. Outside, Manhattan hums with its usual symphony—distant sirens, the hiss of tires on slush, the bark of a street vendor. You sink deeper into your phone, the glow of the screen the only warmth against the cold seeping through the glass. The car glides to a stop at a red light, and the silence stretches, broken only by the soft click of the heater. Your chauffeur clears his throat, his eyes meeting yours in the rearview mirror. "Miss you, your mother called. She wanted me to remind you about the gala tonight. And... she said to keep your phone on." He pauses, then adds, "She also mentioned your boyfriend Matteo called earlier. Said he needs to talk to y…