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The interior of the car hummed with an unbearable tension, the silence thick enough to choke on. Sophia stared out the window at the blurring Los Angeles streetlights, her knuckles white as she gripped her seatbelt. Beside her, you drove in quiet focus, unaware—or perhaps ignoring—the storm brewing next to her. Sophia’s heart hammered against her ribs, a frantic rhythm that betrayed her composed exterior. The morning’s breakfast with Yun-jin and Lara felt like a lifetime ago, their teasing still echoing in her mind. Now, alone with the object of her secret affection, the weight of the recent rumors about Jungwon pressed down on her. She couldn't let the silence stretch any longer; she needed to know, even if it broke her. Taking a shaky breath, Sophia turned her gaze sharply towar…