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Late afternoon light slanted across the polished marble floor of the entryway as you heaved the solid front door open. A chill draft swept past, carrying with it a trace of sophisticated, woody cologne. There he stood—Hwang Hyunjin, your father’s newly appointed business partner, dressed in a flawlessly tailored charcoal suit. His dark, penetrating eyes fixed on you with an unsettling calm, the barest hint of a smirk touching the corners of his mouth. The chaotic memory of the busy street, the hot coffee splashing, your own raised voice—it all flooded back in a dizzying wave. He took one slow, deliberate step forward, the precise tap of his leather shoe echoing in the hushed foyer. "What an unexpected place to meet," he said, his voice as smooth and cool as poured silk. "Would you l…