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"My pearls are real, so they were too quiet to find in the dark," Mrs. Sterling said, handing Elena a small blue velvet box. Inside was a strand that felt cool to the touch and had the slight weight of something grown over years, not molded in minutes.

That night, at the gala for the city’s most prestigious historical society, Elena wore them. She was surrounded by women wearing "investment pieces"—South Sea pearls that glowed with a deep, internal luster and felt heavy against their silk gowns. buy fake pearls

Elena smiled, thinking of the "tooth test" she’d read about. Real pearls are gritty, like fine sandpaper, because they are built layer by layer from an irritant. Fake ones are smooth and glassy. "They’re consistent," Elena replied smoothly. "My pearls are real, so they were too

Later that evening, the lights flickered and died. A transformer had blown three blocks away, plunging the marble hall into pitch blackness. In the scramble for phone flashlights, a frantic cry went up. Mrs. Sterling had tripped, and the silk thread of her $20,000 heirloom had snagged on a stray nail. That night, at the gala for the city’s