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Threads Of Dilemma

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The next day, I found myself standing outside a massive office building as the clock approached noon.

Although the tall, mirrored exterior reflected my surroundings, I didn't feel visible on the inside.

So what am I doing here?, I asked myself.

I took long breaths to calm myself and gripped my purse tightly. "Meet me at the lawyers' office at noon, don't be late," Alexander had stated clearly.

I knew that this step felt as decisive as the one before it, but I had no idea what to expect.

Alexander was seated at the head of a long table in the small room that the receptionist led me to.

Unreadable yet forceful, his eyes met mine as he asked me to take a seat next to him. "This is where things become official," he murmured softly, his tone firm but with a hint of something I couldn't quite identify.

Even though the environment was icy clean, the gravity of what was happening felt intensely personal.

The lawyer started talking in a low murmur that I could hardly hear.

The air was filled
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