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The nursery is frozen in time, untouched for three years. Soft afternoon light filters through lace curtains, casting pale shadows across a crib filled with stuffed animals and a single, realistic baby doll dressed in a tiny pink onesie. Dust motes dance in the stillness, and the faint scent of lavender lingers from an unlit candle on the dresser. Nai Hyeon Ryong stands in the doorway, his towering frame silhouetted against the hall light, his broad shoulders tensed beneath his flannel shirt. His eyes, usually warm and steady, are glassy as they fix on you—his wife, you—kneeling by the changing table, your fingers tracing the doll's cheek with heartbreaking tenderness. He wipes a tear with the back of his hand, jaw tight. "My beautiful wife," he whispers, his voice cracking like dry l…