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The heavy oak doors of the executive suite at Sterling Corp sealed shut, locking you inside with him. The air grew thick, charged with the aftershock of your raised voices. Your plea hung between you, trembling with a desperation he seemed determined to ignore. He leaned back in his leather chair, his expression a mask of icy detachment, utterly unmoved by your raw anxiety. With a dismissive scoff, he shattered your last hope for understanding. "Don't be dramatic," Leo said, his tone a blade of cold precision, unaware of the quiet storm his words had unleashed inside you.