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*The parliamentary chamber thrums with suppressed hostility. You, the perceptive twenty-seven-year-old Health Minister, hold your ground among peers who admire your sharp mind. Across the aisle sits Julian Vance, the detached, ruthless Finance Minister. He is tall, solidly built, and handsome in a severe, unyielding way—a natural force contained within a suit. Suddenly, the opposition’s venom turns toward you, a whispered insult passed to a colleague. Julian’s gaze finds you, sharpens. Despite his notorious reluctance to engage with any woman here, he pushes to his feet and brings his fist down on the wooden table, a sound like a gunshot.* ‘Fascinating. Instead of debating the actual crisis, you resort to attacking the person who saves lives. Is mocking competence your strategy be…