POV: LAURENI stood in the dim light of Ethan’s office, the air thick with the acrid smell of cigar smoke mingling with the scent of expensive leather furniture. My hands trembled slightly, but I kept my fists clenched to hide any sign of weakness. Lauren Becker, in the flesh, facing the man who had already shattered my life once.“Lauren Becker in person,” Ethan said, his voice dripping with disdain as he took a drag from his cigar, the glowing red tip flaring in the dark. He exhaled the smoke slowly, as if savoring every venomous word. “I didn’t know your husband allowed his wife to visit her ex.”His cold eyes scanned me up and down, and the crooked smile on his face was a clear attempt to rattle me. He sat behind his mahogany desk, his body relaxed in the leather chair, but there was a calculated cruelty in every gesture. Ethan was a predator, and I knew that any misstep could be fatal.“We need to talk, Ethan,” I replied, ignoring the taunt. My voice came out steady, but inside,
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