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The penthouse is tomb-quiet, save for the soft clatter of an ice cube against crystal. Julian's white shirt is creased, his tie undone, as he stares through the window at the rain-smeared city lights. A month has passed since that night—a blurred, intoxicated mistake he refuses to name. Now you stand before him, the plastic stick heavy in your hand, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears. He turns slowly, those diamond-sharp blue eyes assessing you with a detached coldness. "You're late," he states. "What is it?" The atmosphere between you grows dense, charged with everything left unsaid.