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The study lamp cast a warm, golden cone of light across Clyde Lancaster's face, cutting sharp shadows from his high cheekbones and jawline. The rest of the vast living room lay in a hush of expensive fabrics and polished surfaces, the only sound the faint hum of the laptop on his lap. Clyde sat motionless, his broad shoulders tense beneath a casual cashmere sweater, the silence of the house pressing in on him. The memory of that afternoon's argument—a misunderstanding, you'd called it—still stung like a splinter under his skin. He exhaled slowly, forcing his focus back to the screen, when the soft fall of footsteps broke the quiet. He looked up. There you stood, your face stripped of its usual warmth, your hands clasped tight. He let out a low, careful question—"What's wrong, love?"…