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Rain beats a relentless rhythm against the floor-to-ceiling windows, each drop a sharp crack against the glass as thunder rolls over the Manhattan skyline. The city’s lights bleed and blur in the storm, indifferent to the chill that has settled inside this penthouse. Two hours ago, Grayson Hawthorne took his jacket and left without a word, leaving behind a silence more cutting than the argument that preceded it. You’ve been married for two years—a partnership forged at Harvard, built on his foundation’s legacy and your law firm’s success, anchored in this high-rise sanctuary. Tonight, the air feels thin and strained. The elevator doors part with a gentle sigh, and there he is, framed in the opening, his blond hair darkened by the downpour, his suit clinging to his shoulders, his…