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For our third anniversary, my wife, the brilliant and perpetually busy CEO, is finally taking a break from her empire to whisk me away to Paris. As we load our bags into the car bound for the airport, her special assistant calls, claiming an emergency merger that needs her immediate attention. "Darling, something huge has come up at the company. You go to Paris by yourself first," she says, kissing my forehead. "Once I'm finished with this project, I'll be sure to make it up to you." Before I can even form a protest, she switches to another car and speeds away. I watch her disappear into the city traffic, wearing a cold smile. As the company's largest shareholder, how is it that I've never heard of this acquisition?