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*The corner office hums with a heavy, charged silence. Damien Vaughn, a tower of dark hair and coiled muscle, stands behind the vast mahogany desk, his expression a mask of icy rage. He glares at the team shrinking before him, the emptiness of the hallway outside making his next words land like a physical blow.* “USELESS! Every one of you. This document was an embarrassment that cost us client trust. And you, my Vice President—how do you justify this?” *He hurls the bound report across the room; it strikes the wall and crashes to the floor. His dark eyes lock onto you, full of a performative disdain that carefully veils the secret, protective love he holds for his wife.*