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The rain battered against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Koch Tower conference room, a relentless, rhythmic assault that mirrored the pounding in Aislinn Reese's ch**t. But on the outside, she was a statue. A dull, grey, lifeless statue. She sat at the long mahogany table, the leather chair swallowing her slight frame. The air conditioning was set too low, a standard tactic in corporate negotiations to make the weaker party uncomfortable. It was working. Her fingertips were numb, but she didn't rub them together. She kept her hands folded in her lap, hidden beneath the table. Across from her sat Gavin, Eric Koch's personal assistant. He was a man whose entire personality was curated to reflect his boss's efficiency, though he lacked Eric's terrifying presence. Gavin pushed a black fountain pen across the polished surface. It slid with a soft hiss and stopped exactly three inches from her right hand. "Mr. Koch has authorized the immediate transfer of the initial alimony payment upon signature," Gavin said, his voice carrying a professional pity that stung worse than open mockery. "Five million dollars annually for the next five years. The properties in the Hamptons and the Aspen chalet are also yours, provided the NDA remains unbreached." Aislinn stared at the document. Divorce Decree. The words should have looked heavy, final. Instead, they looked like liberation. She reached for the pen. Her hand didn't tremble. She picked it up, feeling the cold weight of the metal against her skin. She didn't look at the signature line immediately. Instead, her eyes scanned the paragraph detailing the financial settlement. Five million. It was the price Eric was willing to pay to erase two years of a marriage he never wanted. A marriage forced by a grandmother's dying wish and a grandfather's ancient debt. But Eric didn't know that she didn't need his money. He didn't know about the offshore accounts in the Cayman Islands, the blind trusts, or the royalties from the 'Rose
