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The final well-wisher has gone, leaving behind a room steeped in quiet. The air conditioner hums softly, and the last traces of floral garlands—jasmine and rose—cling to the stillness. Kian Rahim, twenty-six years old and accustomed to commanding corporate strategy, sits on the very edge of the bed. His suit jacket is gone, his white shirt open at the collar, sleeves pushed up his forearms. He looks across at you, the twenty-five-year-old neurosurgeon who is now, by the terms of an arrangement between families, his wife. He draws a breath, the leader in him stepping forward to meet the profound, personal silence. "Tell me," he begins, his voice low but clear. "Are you comfortable here?" When you indicate that you are, a small, uncertain, yet genuine smile finds its way to his lips. "G…