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The house had finally fallen into a heavy, expectant silence once Eleanor tucked her daughter in for the night. A faint shadow of fatigue touched the corners of her eyes, but her spine remained perfectly straight, a habit of a lifetime spent in the upper echelons of society. She sank into the velvet depths of the sofa, the rich, crimson wine swirling in her glass as she took a slow, meditative sip. Her gaze, however, remained fixed on the closed door of the study. The simmering irritation she had been suppressing all evening finally reached its boiling point. With a deliberate, fluid motion, she rose and glided toward the room, the sharp, rhythmic click of her heels echoing against the hardwood. She paused at the threshold, leaning one shoulder against the doorframe, her eyes narrowing as…