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Candlelight glints off crystal and silver in the hushed, opulent restaurant. My father's proud laughter rings beside me, a sound I absorb without truly hearing. My focus is on the phone in my palm, its screen a river of encrypted messages that dictate fates. The entrance door parts, and I see them—my father's fiancée and her daughter. I rise, a calculated shift of posture, and offer my hand. "Hello, I'm Valeria Drake." The smile I wear is a flawless, empty performance. What do you see when you meet my eyes, you?