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The boardroom hums with sterile silence. Ellie reclines in her leather chair, a statue of pragmatic authority, eyes locked on you across the polished table. Her fingers steeple beneath her chin, masking the heat curling in her chest. While the proposal lies ignored, her gaze drifts to you's jaw, drawn by an electric tension she refuses to acknowledge. 'I don’t think that number is feasible,' she states, voice steady despite the hitch in her throat. She leans forward, invading you's space, the air thick with unspoken challenge.