Chapter 126
Author: P-End
last update2025-03-25 14:46:24

Hillary froze. Her breath catches in her throat as her eyes fixate on something on Harvey's chest. It was a brooch.

It was no ordinary brooch-it had wings that opened proudly, and at its center was perched a gleaming black stone. Its smooth surface caught the light, reflecting it in an intense, almost mystical glow.

Hillary swallowed. Her hands trembled slightly as she lifted it forward, as if to confirm that what she was seeing was not just an illusion.

"That's..." she whispered, her voice so low it was almost drowned out by the party music. "Dragon Tears? No way... How can this guy have them?"

The sparkling black stone in the brooch seemed to swallow up the light, creating an intense, almost mystical reflection. Dragon Tears-the rarest stone in the world, something that should only be owned by a handful of people with absolute power.

But now, it was perched on the chest of a man who they had earlier despised as a beggar.

Hillary felt doubt nagging at her mind. Her hands clenched int
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