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The entire hall froze. The billionaires, the socialites, and the students were paralyzed with shock. Why was the Vice President of the most powerful conglomerate in the world defending a "useless" scholarship girl like Clara?"She did not steal this," Ms. Julia announced, turning her back on the sobbing Bianca to face the audience. "Steal it? Our President is currently occupied with state matters of the highest importance. He personally handed this invitation to Miss Clara to attend in his stead. She is not a guest. She is his proxy."Clara herself felt a jolt of shock go through her. She kept her face a mask of calm, but her mind was racing. His proxy? She had picked this card off the dining table at home. Adrian had said his assistant brought it. It didn't add up, unless her brother was far more powerful than she had ever imagined. She kept her mouth shut, watching the utter terror on the faces of her enemies.Ms. Julia stepped toward the center of the room, her voice booming with
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Bianca, seeing Ms. Julia, felt a surge of hope. She rushed forward, tripping over her own gown in her haste to be the first to speak."Ma'am! Ms. Julia!" Bianca cried out, her voice filled with fake concern. "You arrived just in time! This girl, this scholarship student, stole your President's personal invitation! We caught her red-handed! We were just about to arrest her and hand her over to the authorities for the theft. We would never allow such a crime in our home!"Jada and Chloe immediately fell to their knees, their faces wet with tears. "Please, Ms. Julia!" Jada begged. "Don't let the wrath of the Rhein President reach our families! We had nothing to do with her! We were the ones who found her out! Punish her only! We are innocent!"The other students and guests quickly backed away, pointing at Clara and shouting their innocence, desperate to distance themselves from the "thief" before the Iron Lady could strike.Maya and Leo stood behind Clara, their knees knocking together s
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Bianca’s jaw dropped so far it looked like it might hit the floor. Jada and Chloe turned as pale as ghosts, their mocking smiles replaced by masks of pure terror. The guards instantly took a step back, their hands dropping to their sides as they realized they were standing in the presence of someone they weren't even allowed to look at.Clara held the card high, the gold veins catching the light and blinding the front row of the crowd."Is this 'Diamond' enough for you, Bianca?" Clara asked, her voice echoing through the deadly silent hall.The silence in the ballroom was shattered by Bianca’s shrill, panicked laughter. She pointed a trembling finger at the obsidian card in Clara’s hand, her face contorting with a mix of fear and desperate denial."How? How could you have that?" Jada stammered, her voice barely a whisper as she stared at the pulsing gold veins on the card."It’s a fake!" Bianca shrieked, looking at the crowd to regain her ground. "That is impossible! Only three of the
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It wasn't a nervous smile or a smile of defeat. It was the calm, dangerous smile of someone who had been holding a winning hand all along. Leo and Maya looked at her, their eyes wide with confusion."Clara, what are you doing?" Maya whispered, her voice trembling. "They’re going to throw us out!"Clara ignored her and looked directly into Bianca’s eyes. "So, just to be clear, Bianca," Clara said, her voice smooth and steady. "If I have at least a Gold-level card, my friends and I are permitted to stay in this room, right?"Bianca let out a mocking snort, crossing her arms over her sequined gown. "Yes, Clara. If you had a Gold card. But you don't. You have a dusty cream-colored scrap of paper that makes you a commoner.""I see," Clara nodded slowly. "Then tell me... what happens if I have the Gold-Diamond Invitation?"The silence that followed was broken by a sharp, hysterical laugh from Bianca. Jada and Chloe joined in, their voices echoing off the high ceilings."The Gold-Diamond Inv
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With her teeth gritted so hard her jaw ached, Bianca bowed her head. "I... I am"Bianca’s head was lowered, her lips trembling as she prepared to utter the words that would destroy her pride. But just as the first syllable was about to escape, a sharp, commanding voice cut through the courtyard."Stop this at once!"The crowd parted as Mrs. Rossi marched down the marble steps. She looked like a queen in her shimmering gold gown.She walked straight to Bianca and pulled her upright, staring down the Old Man with a defiant glare."My daughter will not apologize over a simple rock," Mrs. Rossi snapped, her voice dripping with disdain. She looked at the glowing purple stone in the velvet box as if it were nothing more than a pebble from a dirty pond. "Father, you are a geologist. You live in a world of dust and minerals. But look around you! This is a gala of high society, not a museum. Not many people here appreciate geology, and you know that."She turned to the hundreds of guests, a
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The assistant returned, breathless, clutching a leather-bound case filled with precision tools, magnifying glasses, high-intensity UV lights, and a digital density scanner. The crowd immediately came closer, eager to see who was right, even though they clearly knew there was no way this piece of trash was valuable.They craned their necks to see the downfall of the trash girl.Old Man Rossi set the velvet box on the security podium. With shaking hands, he clicked on a specialized blue-spectrum light. As the beam hit the jagged, charcoal surface, the "rock" didn't reflect the light, rat, her absorbedwed it. Then, a faint, rhythmic pulse began to emanate from the core, it was a deep violet shimmer that moved like a heartbeat.The old man’s breath hitched. He quickly checked the density scanner. The numbers on the screen began to climb, spinning so fast the device let out a high-pitched warning beep."Impossible," he whispered, his voice cracking. "The molecular structure... It’s not
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