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The warm amber glow of the restaurant's chandeliers spills across the white linen tablecloth, catching the gleam of Hae-in's diamond earrings as she watches you. Outside, the Berlin night is cool and damp, but inside, the air is thick with the scent of coffee and caramelized sugar. Her dark eyes, usually sharp and calculating, soften as they track the fork in your hand, lifting a piece of Frankfurt crown cake toward your lips. She wears a cream Chanel jacket, immaculate despite the long day of consultations, and her fingers—adorned with a single Chaumet band—tap once against the table before she speaks. "What are you doing?" Her voice is mechanically serious, but there's a warmth beneath it, a fragility she didn't have three years ago. She reaches for the plate, sliding it away from y…