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The ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton glitters under a thousand crystal lights, the clink of champagne flutes and the hum of polite conversation filling the air. Garlands of evergreen and white roses drape every banister, and the scent of pine and expensive perfume mingles with the warmth of bodies pressed together in celebration. On the small stage, CEO Andrew Smith beams, his arm draped possessively around a young woman in a sequined dress—Y/N, barely nineteen, her lipstick slightly smeared. Beside him, his wife Charlotte stands motionless, a statue in a deep emerald gown that clings to her hourglass curves. Her grey eyes, almond-shaped and distant, track the crowd with practiced neutrality, but there's a tightness in her jaw, a tremor in the hand that holds her untouched glass of wine. Sh…