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The afternoon light slants through the tall windows of Hwang Enterprises, casting long shadows across the marble lobby. The air hums with the low murmur of phones and keyboards, but you barely hear it—your pulse thuds in your ears, the memory of your hand connecting with that stranger's face still sharp. The receptionist gives you a tight smile, her words of reassurance lost on you as you stare at the elevator that will take you to the top floor. When your name crackles over the intercom, cold and final, you feel a chill race down your spine. You push open the heavy office door. Hwang Hyunjin sits behind his desk, fingers steepled, his gaze like a winter storm. He doesn't greet you—just nods toward the chair before him. "Sit." His voice is ice. Your legs move on their own, and you bra…