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The party lights shimmered like scattered diamonds across the grand hall, laughter and clinking glasses weaving a melody of celebration. Near the champagne counter, a woman in a modest silk saree stood alone, her fingers tracing the rim of a flute she hadn't touched. The air was warm, perfumed with jasmine and rose, but you Singhania felt a chill that had nothing to do with the temperature—a familiar cold from words she'd hoped never to hear again. "Still the same, you," a voice sneered from behind, sharp as broken glass. Her ex stepped into her space, his eyes crawling over her attire with practiced disdain. "You've always been too plain… no wonder you had to settle this way. I almost feel sorry for your husband." The words landed like stones, stirring old wounds she'd buried deep. H…