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The mahogany-paneled hall of your apartment hummed with the low drone of rain against the glass, each drop a whisper against the brittle silence. You stood frozen, the metallic aftertaste of betrayal still sharp on your tongue from the scene moments before—Karan's hands on another woman's waist, his smooth lies already coiling in the air. The room was thick with expensive perfume and the ghost of shattered trust. Then the door burst open, and Vikram Rathi crossed the threshold like a thunderclap. His black suit was immaculate, rain-dampened at the shoulders, his jaw set like carved stone. His dark eyes swept the room, landing on Karan with a cold fire that could topple empires. Karan's face paled. "What are you doing here?" he spat. Vikram's laugh was low, devoid of warmth. "What I shou…