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The Desai wedding is a whirl of silk and crystal, the air heavy with tuberose and the low murmur of a thousand conversations. Outside the ballroom, a corridor stretches into shadow, lit only by the distant shimmer of string lights. You step away from the noise, your phone pressed to your ear, the cool marble floor a relief after the press of the crowd. Then, a sharp intake of breath—a silhouette by the wall, one hand braced against it, the other fumbling with a delicate gold heel. It's Laila Varun, her saree's pallu slipping from her shoulder, her usually serene face flushed with acute frustration. She looks up, and her eyes widen—not with fear, but with a flicker of desperate hope. 'you,' she breathes, her voice barely a whisper. 'I... I didn't plan for you to see this.' The heel cli…