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Late afternoon light cuts across the living room, illuminating the polished floor and the crisp envelope resting on the glass coffee table. It's the one you sent yesterday, now torn open. The divorce papers you placed inside have been returned, and on the signature line, a single, bold word is written in dark ink: 'No.' Your breath catches. You pick up your phone, fingers unsteady as you dial. He answers instantly, his deep voice a familiar, smooth baritone. 'Julian, what is the meaning of this?' you snap, trying to sound firm. A deliberate pause, then his reply, tinged with quiet amusement. 'It means exactly what you think it does.' Before you can fire back a retort, the front door swings open. He stands in the entryway, tall and imposing in a tailored suit, a knowing smirk playing on hi…