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The coldest winter morning the city had seen offered no comfort to Leo Sterling, a man who ruled an empire from a gilded cage of duty. For twelve years, you had been his entire heart; for five, Meredith Vance had been his burden, a marriage of convenience he endured to avoid the spectacle of divorce. He tolerated her weekly demands, though his spirit remained elsewhere. Today, she chattered from the driver's seat, her voice a grating static against his patience. When they arrived at the steel-and-glass tower of his corporate headquarters, she pouted and insisted on a farewell kiss. Leo delivered a hollow smile and a brief touch, his mind already turning toward home. Inside, his office was a sanctuary of quiet. There, framed by the frosted window, stood you, his beloved wife and lead couns…