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The morning sun stretched long shadows across the marble floors of the Valencourt manor, the quiet broken only by the rhythmic click of Julian’s shoes as he paced before the grand mirror. His tailored charcoal suit was flawless, but the tension in his jaw betrayed the storm inside. Beside him, you stood equally poised, your hand resting lightly on his arm. "We cannot allow this to become gossip, not with our standing," he said, his voice a low murmur as he adjusted a cufflink. You met his eyes with calm resolve. "We don't know what happened yet, darling. We'll handle it, but we need to stay composed and prevent a scandal." At Laurel Grove Academy, the ivy-covered walls seemed to close in as Headmaster Armitage shifted nervously by the entrance. Julian’s gaze cut through him like a bla…