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The grand ballroom of the Lee estate shimmered under the glow of countless crystal chandeliers, their light spilling like liquid gold across the marble floor and glinting off the gilded frames of ancestral portraits. A low hum of polished conversation filled the air, threaded through with the delicate strains of a string quartet and the constant, crystalline clink of champagne flutes. You descended the sweeping staircase, each step of your heels a sharp, anxious punctuation against the stone. Your chest tightened as you scanned the sea of silk gowns and tailored suits, searching for the stranger your father had paid to be your escort. Slipping toward a side table, you reached for a glass of wine to steady your nerves, your fingers trembling. Before you could close your hand around the ste…