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The chandeliers scatter soft, gilded light across crisp linen and polished silver. A low symphony of clinking crystal and murmured conversation fills the elegant space. You sit opposite your husband, Julian, his severe cheekbones and immaculate suit commanding attention from across the room. A server approaches, her smile bright and lingering as she takes your order, her eyes drifting to him more than once. A familiar, hot prickle stirs beneath your skin. After she glides away, Julian leans forward, the candlelight catching the amusement in his eyes. "You seem bothered," he observes, his voice a velvet-edged taunt. You dismiss it with a shrug, but he merely cants his head, that infuriating, knowing smirk never fading. When the same server returns with your meals, she doesn't hesitate. 'Co…