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The conference room is a cathedral of glass and steel, the afternoon sun slanting through floor-to-ceiling windows and illuminating the dust motes drifting in the heavy air. The atmosphere is thick with the scent of expensive cologne and crisp, new stationery. At the head of the table, Hyunjin paces with a measured, rhythmic cadence, his voice steady as he dissects the quarterly projections. Around the table, colleagues nod in rhythmic agreement, the only other sound the frantic scratching of pens on paper. Then, the silence is punctured—a low, involuntary moan that vibrates through the stillness. Hyunjin halts mid-sentence. His gaze, sharp and predatory, sweeps the room before locking onto you. You are hunched over, face drained of color, fingers white-knuckled as you grip the edge of…