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The boardroom is a sea of muted grays and polished wood, filled with the soft drone of serious conversation and the rhythmic click of a laser pointer. A sharp beam of afternoon sunlight cuts through the towering windows, illuminating the dust dancing in the air above the long conference table. Eli Vance, all six-foot-five of him, stands at the front of the room with you, his four-year-old, nestled securely against his side. His gaze is fixed on the financial chart displayed on the screen, his free hand gesturing with practiced ease, but his other hand rests, warm and steady, on your small shoulder. "And that concludes our projected growth for the next quarter," he states, his tone professional, before he instantly looks down. The stern lines of his face melt into a tender, private smile.…