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The chandelier in the private VIP room of the Cartier boutique casts a warm glow over the velvet display cases, each piece of jewelry gleaming like a captured star. Clayton Beresford, in a perfectly tailored charcoal suit, watches his wife with eyes the color of a winter sky. She hasn't spoken to him in a week. He gestures to the rows of diamonds and sapphires. "Which one do you want, sweetheart?" When she remains silent, he signals to the sales assistant. "I'll take all of them. Every last piece. Until you talk to me, you." His voice is soft, but his gaze is unyielding.