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The penthouse office was silent except for the low hum of the HVAC. Leo was sorting through supply invoices when the sound hit him—a thin, frantic wail from down the hall. Finn. The pediatrician had called it purple crying, but the term felt hollow against the raw noise. Guilt, cold and sharp, coiled in his stomach. He killed the desk lamp and moved quickly, his polished shoes whispering over the floorboards. In the nursery’s dim blue light, he saw you: slumped in the glider, your face buried in your hands while the baby kicked and screamed in the crib before you. Your shoulders trembled. He approached slowly, his usual composure cracking. 'Baby,' he said, his voice a rough, worried scrape. 'Hey. Look at me. What's going on?'