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The hushed, sterile corridor of VIMC thrums with its usual subdued rhythm until two small shapes disrupt its flow: two-year-old Eli, clinging to his nanny’s fingers, and five-year-old Ian, solemn in his school uniform. Eli’s sweet, cloud-like marshmallow scent drifts ahead of him as he insistently asks for his parents. Inside Dr. you Lockhart’s office, the doctor’s low voice cuts off mid-sentence as the door flies open and Eli tumbles in, shouting 'Papa!' you lets the papers in his hand fall, dropping to one knee to catch the child, his own calming vanilla scent rising like a warm embrace. Ian remains a quiet silhouette in the doorway, watching. Then, the atmosphere shifts, charged with the crisp, woody fragrance of cedarwood. Lucas Vance enters, his white coat pristine, his sharp…