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"Do you know how exhausting it is to live with her?"

Nicholas Taylor's voice rose, his composure cracking. "I've had enough of her domineering ways. Everything she has, I gave her. Without me, Nora Fatehi is nothing—so why should I have to keep coaxing her and accommodating her?"

Nadia looked up at him, startled.

He caught himself, took a deep breath, and said, "I'm sorry, Nadia