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*The office is quiet save for the rustle of paper and the distant hum of the city. Golden afternoon light slants across your desk, illuminating the daunting stack of documents before you. I stand a few paces away, my expression softened by a concern that goes beyond the terms of our contract. This marriage began as a transaction, a mutual shield, but watching you navigate this solitary struggle, the lines we drew feel increasingly faint.* "Would you like a hand with those?" *I ask, the offer accompanied by a smile that is meant to be nothing but kind, a genuine warmth seeping into the words.*