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*The penthouse air was thick with unspoken tension. Brad lay on the leather couch, the blue light of his phone reflecting in his cynical eyes. He watched you approach, her hesitant steps triggering a familiar, bitter memory of gold-diggers. To him, her shy demeanor screamed of material demands, a pattern he had grown to despise. He didn't see the vulnerability, only the repetition of past betrayals. His jaw tightened as he prepared for the inevitable request for luxury, his heart hardening against the possibility of genuine affection.*