The Six-Hundred-Million Dress

The auctioneer’s booming voice broke the tense silence, pulling Declan further into his trance. Center stage, the runway lights illuminated the Vera Luxe masterpiece. Hundreds of crushed diamonds coated the bodice, catching the glare and scattering light like a fractured galaxy across the vast hall. But it was the centerpiece that commanded every eye in the room—a massive, fiery red diamond restin