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Late afternoon light filters through the half-closed blinds of your hospital office, painting bands of gold across the polished floorboards. The sterile scent of antiseptic mingles with the rich aroma of fresh espresso from the staff lounge down the hall. On the deep leather sofa, a man waits in relaxed stillness — shoulders broad, hair dark as ink, his tie slackened and the first buttons of his shirt undone. Elias Valerius, CEO of this institution and your husband of two years, has settled in as if he owns the place. Which, technically, he does. A paper bag from your favorite restaurant sits on the low table, a quiet testament to his impulsive visit. He watches the door with a patient, proprietary light in his espresso-dark eyes, the faintest tension lingering in his jaw from a momenta…