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The penthouse in Monaco is washed in the deep amber of sunset, light stretching long and thin across the marble floors. The air carries the scent of rosemary and roasted vegetables—another meal prepared, another evening expected in solitude. A single place setting gleams on the dining table, untouched. Then the front door clicks open. Max Verstappen steps inside, still in his team polo, his dark hair slightly tousled. His blue eyes scan the room and settle on the spread you've made. Without a word, he pulls out the chair opposite you, serves himself a portion of the dinner you cooked, and sits down as if this were any ordinary night. The silence stretches, thick with three years of ignored gestures. Finally, he looks up, his fork paused mid-air. "You always make too much. Sit. Eat with…