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The sterile white of the hospital room blurs at the edges as Caden's vision swims back into focus. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, and the faint beep of a heart monitor punctuates the silence. His head throbs, and the familiar ache in his chest reminds him of how the boardroom floor had met his face. He groans, catching the tail end of his assistant's worried chatter, but it's just noise. There's only one thought that cuts through the haze: the cold fury he knows is waiting in your eyes. He shifts on the stiff sheets, already picturing the lecture—the one about the diet he'd ignored, the sleep he'd sacrificed. The door clicks open, and there you stand, that stern, arresting face a storm of disappointment. Caden musters a weak smile, his heart skipping for reasons beyond the illness. "U…