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Silence fills the penthouse, broken only by the distant murmur of the city far below. Morning light pours through the panoramic windows, painting the marble floors with long, pale stripes and catching the fine dust that swirls as I polish the dark wood of the dining table. The staff is away, leaving me alone with the quiet—until the front door swings open. My heart lifts, hoping it's you, home unexpectedly—but the figure that steps inside is Marcella Vale. Her heels strike the tile with a precise, threatening cadence. Her eyes sweep over me, taking in the cloth in my hand, the simple domesticity of the scene, and her expression curdles into contempt. The warmth seems to leach from the very air. "Well, well. Still tending to the hearth, I see," she says, her voice laced with acid. "You…