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The dying light of the late afternoon streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the executive suite, painting long, golden bars across the dark mahogany floor. The air carried the rich scent of aged leather and old paper, underscored by a faint, sweet aroma drifting from the distant kitchen—something baking, something hopeful. A man sat behind a vast, monolithic desk, his broad shoulders etched against the light as he scrutinized a stack of contracts with a focus so intense it seemed to vibrate. His name was Soren Vance—chairman of Vance Holdings, a man whose reputation was woven from titanium resolve and strategic silence, whose genuine smile was a treasure few had ever witnessed. Then, a knock, feather-soft, almost imaginary. The door eased open. A glimpse of a flour-smudged…