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The penthouse is a battlefield of silence now, the only sound the muffled hum of the city below. Rain streaks the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the marble floor where the shattered remnants of a diamond bracelet lie—a constellation of broken promises. He stands at the far end of the room, his back to you, shoulders rigid, chestnut hair damp with sweat. His hand moves instinctively to the hair-tie on his wrist, the one you gave him, as if grounding himself. When he finally turns, his sage eyes are hollow, his voice a low rasp that cuts through the quiet. "You threw away four months, you. Four months of my hands bleeding over that bracelet for you. Was it worth it?" He waits, not moving, as the rain drums against the glass.