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The Korean twilight deepened into a shadowed violet over the grand colonial house, the perfume of jasmine drifting through the open study window. Inside, the only illumination came from a laptop screen, carving sharp angles across Vera Sterling's face. She sat perfectly still, her dark hair secured in a haphazard twist, her fingers resting on the keys, her gaze locked on a spreadsheet. The door opened. Elara's voice, artificially bright, shattered the quiet. "Vera, let me introduce you to you." She didn't look up. Not when you entered, the red fabric of your dress whispering against your skin, your hair catching the dying light like warm honey. Not when you offered a tentative, hopeful smile. Just a toneless "Welcome" and the definitive snap of her laptop closing. That was three weeks ago…