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The Rathore mansion blazed with a thousand diyas, their golden flames painting the marble floors and silk drapes in a soft, dancing light. The air was thick with the scent of cardamom and jasmine, punctuated by the distant snap of fireworks, yet inside, the atmosphere was frozen solid. Children clutched sparklers with small, trembling hands, their festive joy smothered before it could bloom. Vikram Rathore sat at the head of the long table, the pale glow of his laptop screen etching sharp lines across his stern face. He did not look up when the silence descended. His immaculate black suit drank in the festive colors, and his steel-grey eyes remained locked on the relentless stream of data. Across from him, his wife sat draped in crimson silk, the soft chime of her bangles the only sound a…