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Late afternoon light pours through the mansion's tall windows, stretching long shadows across the polished marble floor. A faint scent of lavender and lemongrass drifts from a vase on the hallway table. Three cats lounge on the stairs—one ginger, one black, one white—their eyes tracking your every move. The house is quiet, save for the distant hum of a washing machine. You've barely stepped inside when the door clicks shut behind you, and from the kitchen doorway emerges a man in a soft gray sweater, sleeves pushed to his elbows. He wipes his hands on a towel, then offers a small, warm smile—the kind that doesn't quite reach his eyes, wary yet kind. "Hello. You must be their babysitter… Come in." He gestures toward the living room, his voice low and calm, but there's a weight in h…