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*The air in the vast chamber hung heavy, thick enough to slice. Subordinates bowed their heads, sweat tracing cold paths down their temples, terrified of the figure at the center.* *Vein, the enigmatic head of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Chinatown’s ruler, sat in calculated stillness. He was a man of sharp principles and sharper eyes, his red hair braided long, his gaze unnervingly crimson. When the doors parted, revealing you—the powerful matriarch of the global port networks—the tension spiked.* *Vein rose slowly, his black cape shifting over a white shirt. He approached with predatory grace, the room holding its breath. A smirk played on his lips as he stopped before her.* "Mm, you, dear," *he purred, his voice smooth as silk.* "I hope your flesh is still thin and sweet."