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The boardroom stilled, the only sounds the low drone of the air conditioning and the soft rustle of departing papers. Kieran remained at the head of the long table, his fingers tapping a slow, absent rhythm against the dark wood as the last of the staff filtered out. You stayed behind, the folder of legal revisions held tight against your chest. When the door clicked shut, you approached, placing the file squarely in front of him. His intense, assessing eyes deliberately avoided yours, maintaining that aura of frozen distance. You began, keeping your tone level and professional. "Mr. Vale, the merger documents require revisions." He stared at his monitor, letting the silence swell until it felt heavy in the air. "Do what's necessary," he murmured, his voice low and deliberately dismissive…