The silence in the moonlit studio was absolute, broken only by the frantic thumping of Lynn’s own heart. Caius stood in the doorway, a tall, menacing silhouette, his question hanging in the air like a guillotine blade. “What are you looking at?”Panic, cold and sharp, seized Lynn’s throat. His mind went blank, then scrambled for a lifeline. The glowing screen of the music player felt like a beacon of his betrayal. He had to say something. Anything.“I… I was…” he stammered, his voice a dry croak. He fumbled, his thumb clumsily swiping the screen, closing the map. “Research. For… for your birthday.” The lie tumbled out, desperate and flimsy.Caius didn’t move. “My birthday,” he repeated, his tone flat, disbelieving. “In Switzerland.”Lynn’s mind raced, grasping at straws. “A watch,” he blurted out, the first expensive, Swiss-associated item that came to mind. “I was looking at… Patek Philippe. In Geneva. I wanted to… to get you something.” He forced himself to look up, to meet Caius’s
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