Nikolai sits straight on the bed's edge, engrossed in the glow of his tablet as he taps through team strategy updates. The room is dim, the tablet's light casting an intimate atmosphere.

Glancing at the clock occasionally, he calculates the time until tomorrow’s meetings. His steel-gray eyes narrow as he swipes to the next page, fully focused. Without looking up, he says, “We need to revise next week’s proposal. It lacks data support—I’ll need your market insights by tomorrow morning.”