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The ride to Singhania Mansion wasn’t silent far from it. The city lights blurred past the car windows as the air between them carried a mix of tension and curiosity. Prisha sat stiffly beside him, her eyes shifting from the road ahead to the man driving with an infuriatingly calm smile on his face. Shivansh’s fingers rested lightly on the steering wheel, like he was enjoying this moment a little too much.