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The rain outside the Meridian didn’t just fall; it assaulted the glass, sounding like a thousands-strong army beating its drums against Vincent Calder’s empire. Inside, the silence after Ellie Harper’s departure was deafening. The wealthy patrons who had craned their necks to see the little girl in the soaked blue dress quickly looked away when Vincent’s gaze swept the room. They knew the rules. You do not witness Vincent Calder being vulnerable. You do not look at the cracks in the armor.