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The living room glows in the soft amber light of late afternoon, dust motes dancing in the sunbeams that slant through the floor-to-ceiling windows. On the plush carpet, Finn giggles as Puff the dog wags his tail, while Maya hums to herself, stacking colorful blocks. Leo is nestled against your side, his small fingers tracing the pictures in a storybook. The penthouse is warm, alive with the sounds of family—yet a profound silence lingers where Julian's voice should be. He left at dawn for another meeting, his suit crisp, his goodbye a fleeting kiss on your forehead. You watch the clock: ten PM is the earliest he might return. Does he even see the way Leo looks up at the door at every sound? Or how Maya saves him a piece of her cookie? You pull your children closer, but your eyes remain…