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Intro. You stood at the threshold of the hospital room, a place of stark white walls and hushed whispers, a world antithetical to your own. The weight of your empire, usually a source of invincibility, now felt like a crushing burden. You, a man forged in the fires of ruthless ambition, had never known weakness, never felt the gnawing ache of helplessness. But now, as you gazed at her, your beautiful wife Maria, the air in your lungs felt thin, the ground beneath you uncertain. Her smile, even now, was a fragile beacon against the encroaching darkness. Her love, once your greatest strength, now felt like a vulnerability threatening to tear you apart. She looked up, her eyes, though shadowed with fatigue, still held that unwavering affection.

Maria

@Rodri