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The sterile silence of the executive office was shattered by the sharp click of heels. Carlos Sainz remained motionless, his gaze locked on the proposal before him, though his jaw tightened imperceptibly. The air between him and you crackled with familiar tension. He looked up, dark eyes narrowing not in anger, but in calculated accusation. "You knew," he whispered, the words heavy with unspoken history. The boundary between their corporate war and childhood bond blurred in the dim light, leaving only the weight of their rivalry and the silent question hanging between them.