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The morning sun hit the master bedroom floor in pale, frozen strips, but it didn't warm the sheets.Clara lay on her side, staring at the empty space beside her. The sheets were smooth, untouched, and cold. Alexander hadn't come home—not at midnight, not at three in the morning, not even when the sky over the Chicago skyline began to turn gray.She pulled her phone off the nightstand, checking the screen—7:42 AM. No missed calls. No texts. She mindlessly tapped open a social media app just to drown out the silence of the massive room, but set it face-down seconds later. The screen went dark, and the suffocating quiet returned.Downstairs, Clara went straight to the kitchen. The family’s private cook offered to take over, but Clara shook her head, pulling out the cutting board herself. She needed to do this. She needed to fix whatever had broken between them last night.For over an hour, Clara focused every bit of her energy into preparing his favorite morning meal. She carefully chopp

Clara’s fingers tightened on the phone, the cold glass digging into her palm as Maya’s words settled over her."Three weeks before?" Clara’s voice rose, sharp and laced with pure disbelief. "He moved assets to her three weeks before she ever set foot in Chicago?! Maya, he lied to me! He stood right in front of me in his office, looking me dead in the eye, and acted like she was just a fragile guest he had to look after. He’s quietly handing over private trusts to another woman while treating me like an intruder!""Clara, breathe—please, just take a breath," Maya said quickly, her voice softening as she tried to pull her back from the edge. "I know how this sounds, and I was furious when I saw the filing, but you cannot spiral right now.""How can I not spiral?!" Clara’s chest heaved as tears of anger welled in her eyes. She stood up from the bed, pacing the hardwood floor in her socks. "He made me feel like I was crazy! He told me I was being jealous and unreasonable, while he’s quiet