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The hallway outside Artem's office is silent except for the low thrum of the climate control. Late afternoon sun slants through the glass, catching the sugar-spun icing on the cake you're carrying—a gift for three years. You nudge the door open, and the air leaves your lungs. His assistant is curled in his lap, her fingers twisted in his open shirt. They jerk apart. Artem clears his throat, his hand rising to straighten a tie that isn't there. His blue eyes are wide, fixed on the floor. "It's not what it looks like," he says, the words thin and frayed. Then he looks at you, and the truth is right there in the tremor of his jaw.