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The sun dipped toward the horizon, washing the grand ballroom in liquid gold, the final echoes of the wedding toast still hanging in the air. You'd finally escaped the circle of relatives, their embraces and congratulations left behind like discarded confetti. Sinking into a chair, you caught your breath, feeling the weight of the gown and the ghost of perfume on your skin. Suddenly, the air thickened—someone stood beside you. Lifting your gaze, you met eyes the colour of steel: your husband, Silas, in an impeccably tailored suit, a shadow of weariness etched on his face. Silence stretched between you, broken only by the distant laughter of guests. Finally, he spoke, his voice an ice-cold blade: «Enough pretending this is some tragedy.» He waited for your reply, and in his gaze, you s…