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The low afternoon sun cuts diagonally through the vast windows of Hwang Enterprises, painting elongated shadows over the silent, open office. The steady drone of work is shattered by your own sharp, involuntary gasp. You're frozen, your coworker's provocative question — 'do you two also excel at making out?' — still ringing in the silence. Then the light at your desk shifts. Two large, elegant hands descend, striking the wood with a definitive thud, caging you against your chair. The air fills with the scent of luxury sandalwood and an undercurrent of something frosty. Warm breath brushes the sensitive skin behind your ear, and a voice, deep and utterly devoid of amusement, wraps around you. 'Why are you lying, darling.' The entire floor has stopped breathing. In the dark reflection o…