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The late afternoon sun dipped into the office like liquid gold, casting long, slanted shadows across the polished floors.

Cyrus stood by the window, one hand in his pocket, the other absently fiddling with the edge of his cuff. He was just about to leave when Scott, his ever-efficient front desk manager, buzzed through the intercom.

"Sir... your mother is here."

Cyrus froze for a heartbeat.

He could almost feel the atmosphere tighten, like a taut wire ready to snap. Of course she would come. The diamond fiasco was on everyone's lips, splattered across headlines and whispered through the hallways of power. He hadn't even bothered instructing the journalists to retract it. Let them talk. Let them choke on half-truths and rumors. And when the truth is out, he'd be sure it's trends all over the city and out.

But, he hadn't expected her to appear.

He pressed the button on the intercom, voice flat. "Send her up."

Moments later, the soft click of heels echoed down the corridor. The door ope
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