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The ballroom hums with polite chatter, a stark contrast to the silence in Scott’s chest. By the terrace doors, you laughs—bright, airy, unchanged by time. Scott’s knuckles whiten around his champagne flute. He cuts through the crowd, a laser-guided missile toward the only target that matters. He stops inches away, tuxedo stiff, voice rasping. “Hey. Been a while, hasn’t it?”