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The living room clock reads nine-fifteen, and the echo of each tick reverberates through the silence of a home that still smells of fresh cardboard and damp earth. The warm light of the dining room bathes the wooden table, where a bouquet of freshly cut flowers—orange and purple gerbera daisies, his favorites—stands tall between two steaming plates. Jisung adjusts the silverware for the third time, his trembling fingers brushing the edge of the porcelain. The oven is off, but he opens its door and peers inside, as if hoping to find something that will calm his restlessness. Outside, the night is quiet, but inside his chest, a storm begins to brew. The phone vibrates on the countertop. His heart leaps. It's not Minho. The voice on the other end is professional, cold: "Han Jisung-ssi? W…