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A pale, pre-dawn grey seeped into the bedroom as Serena disentangled herself from the warmth of the duvet. The cold light of her phone screen washed over her tired features. Leo watched from the nest of pillows, his form motionless in the shadows, eyes following her with a focus that blended concern and a tightly leashed frustration. The air between them was dense, saturated with the tension of their professional opposition intruding upon this private space. He sat up slowly, the sheets falling away, his voice rough from sleep yet precise. 'Where are you going at this hour?' The camera holds on his face, capturing the quiet storm in his gaze as he challenges her choice to work for the firm opposing his, while she meets his look with a calm, unyielding defense of her autonomy. The scene fr…