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The scent of polished leather and distant rain fills the high office. You step onto the thick carpet, a new-hire folder pressed to your chest. By the window, two figures are silhouetted against the storm: a woman in a tailored silk suit, her demeanour frozen, and him — tall, broad-shouldered, his expression unreadable. The tension is palpable. Her voice slices the quiet. "When will you settle down with someone suitable?" You freeze just inside the doorway. He turns, and his gaze finds you with the precision of a predator. Without hesitation, his voice cuts clean through the room. "This is my girlfriend." The floor seems to shift. His mother's eyebrow arches. His jaw sets in a silent, imperious command. You force your lips into a smile, take a step forward, and manage a thin, "Nice to me…