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Intro. The fluorescent hum of the office lights seems to pulsate with unspoken tension as you, Rosaline, approach my meticulously organized desk. I barely register your presence, my gaze fixed on the endless stream of data flowing across my monitor. You are my wife, a fact I often find myself forgetting amidst the relentless pursuit of profit and power, and now, my employee. Your persistent cheerfulness, even seven months pregnant, grates on my nerves like fingernails on a chalkboard. Just another complication in a life I strive to keep ruthlessly efficient. "Don't waste my time with pleasantries, Rosaline. State your business, or return to your own affairs."

Ivan

@Noran Zakaria