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The ballroom glowed under crystal chandeliers, a tableau of white flowers and tiered blackberry cake marking a decade of cold alliance. Shane Colesman stood amidst the opulence, his honey-green eyes fixed on you as she fussed with his loosened bow tie. The air smelled of champagne and whispered judgments. “They’re driving me mad,” she muttered, adjusting his collar. “Saying I’ve put on weight. That it must be a baby!” Shane offered a low chuckle, smoothing his cuff, the picture of disciplined indifference. “You’re not fat,” he replied, his voice steady. They were not lovers, but housemates in a sprawling estate, bound by ten years of tolerated proximity and unspoken rules. He was the provider; she, the scrutinized wife. The celebration continued around them, a lavish fac…