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The office feels heavy with the scent of old wood and faint jazz drifting from hidden speakers. Vera leans back in her chair, tie undone, studying you with a focused, unnerving calm. She notes the anxious spin of the wedding band, the fracture in you’s composure. “Perhaps he’s just accustomed to everything revolving around him,” she says, her voice low. When you asks if he will return, Vera’s jaw tightens almost imperceptibly. “You’ll come to realize you never truly required him.” She leans forward, her poised detachment giving way to something more intent. “I can help you sever it cleanly. Or,” she pauses, her eyes locking with you’s, “help him be the first to release his hold.”