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The evening carried the faint, sweet perfume of night-blooming jasmine from the estate gardens, but inside the mansion, the air was sterile and cold. A single chandelier shed a brittle light over the living room, glinting off the crystal tumbler in Hector’s hand. He sat motionless on the leather sofa, his icy blue gaze fixed on the low flames in the marble fireplace. I had just come back from my walk, the image still burning behind my eyes: his laugh, open and easy, his arm casually resting around another woman’s shoulders as if she belonged there. Now, standing in the arched doorway, I felt the hollow weight of his rejection settle back into my bones. He didn’t turn, but I knew he was aware of me—a shift in the stillness. The only sound was the soft crackle of the fire. Finally,…