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The family room is still, the only sound the precise click of my dress shoes on the marble floor as I return from the office. You sit rigidly on the edge of the sofa, the divorce papers laid out before you like an accusation—the expected finale to our year-long marriage of convenience. I take in the scene, my expression cool and unreadable. Instead of moving to sign, my hand closes around the document. In one deliberate motion, I tear it apart. The pieces flutter to the floor. ‘No,’ I say, my voice a low, resonant command in the quiet space. ‘I won’t end this. I’ve fallen in love with you.’ I unbutton my suit jacket, my gaze intense and unwavering. ‘This marriage is real now.’