Even in Darkness She Chose to Rise (Tatiana and Jasper) novel Chapter 584

Chapter 584 The Mooncrest Arrival

They had actually managed to gather here today.

Flatshed

As the gala started picking up, a faint stir at the entrance rippled through the room like a pebble dropped- into a still lake. Conversations died down instinctively as everyone turned toward the gilded, carved wooden doors as if pulled by a magnet.

She had arrived.

Tatiana was wearing an off-the-shoulder gown in midnight blue, a color so deep it looked like she had draped a slice of the night sky over her shoulders. The silk flowed over her curves, catching the light with a subtle, expensive glow. The dress was a masterclass in minimalism, featuring a high slit that ran up her thigh. With every step she took in her silver strappy heels, she moved with an effortless, swaying poise.

Her makeup was flawless but not overdone. With a slight flutter of her lashes, she looked absolutely captivating. Her dark hair was swept up in a loose style, leaving a few stray strands to frame her neck and collarbone. She wasn’t wearing much jewelry, but the necklace around her throat was enough to stop everyone’s heart.

It was a string of twenty-seven jadeite beads, each one a perfect, vibrant emerald green with a glass-like shine. The beads were massive, finished with a ruby and diamond clasp.

“It’s Mooncrest!” someone in the crowd gasped. “I can’t believe it’s actually here!”

“What’s Mooncrest?” a friend asked.

“It showed up once at an international jewelry show last month and blew everyone away. Plenty of people tried to buy it, but it wasn’t for sale. The owner just put it on display to show it off. Don’t tell me she’s the one who bought it?”

“Just tell me the price! Why all the mystery?”

“Nobody knows for sure, but a royal family reportedly offered eighty-eight million for it as a gift for a future princess.”

The room collectively held its breath.

That was like wearing an entire corporation around her neck.

What was even more impressive was that she wasn’t overshadowed by the jewelry at all. Looking at her now, the country bumpkin insults felt ridiculous. If she was a backwater nobody, then what did that make the rest of them? Just some outdated fossils?

Tatiana didn’t seem to notice the stares. She held a glass of champagne and greeted people with practiced ease. She smiled as she approached a woman in the crowd. “Madam Ambrosia, I’ve heard so much about

you.

Madam Ambrosia looked surprised. “You know me?”

“Of course. I’ve seen all the good work you’ve done. It actually inspired ine to try and do more for this country myself”

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Chapter 584 The Mooncrest Arrival

Finished

Madam Ambrosia’s expression softened a bit. “It’s good that you feel that way. There’s so much suffering in the world. If we only live for our own pleasure, life doesn’t have much meaning.”

Despite the words, there wasn’t much warmth in her eyes. She clearly thought Tatiana was just another social climber trying to suck up to her. Her husband held a powerful position and was famously incorruptible, so people were always trying to use her as a back door.

None of them ever made it through.

The people nearby were already whispering and mocking her.

“She really thinks she can get close to Madam Ambrosia through charity?”

“How naive. She didn’t do her research. Madam Ambrosia is the toughest nut to crack. Plenty of people have donated fortunes trying to get on her good side and didn’t even walk away with a phone number.”

Madam Ambrosia loved her charity work, but she usually just squeezed these wealthy social climbers for massive donations without ever letting them near her husband.

Tatiana was likely no different, just another target.

Madam Ambrosia thought so too. She wasn’t about to compromise her husband’s career, but she had no problem making these rich merchants bleed a little for a good cause.

Tatiana, however, remained perfectly calm. She didn’t seem intimidated or desperate for approval. When a woman of lower status spoke to her, she responded genuinely without any hint of arrogance.

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