Ten Years LaterThe autumn sun streamed through the windows of the Fernandez Foundation headquarters in downtown Sacramento as Vanya adjusted the ancient necklace around her sixteen-year-old daughter Isabella's neck. The same necklace that had carried Athena's voice through the darkest period of her life now rested against her eldest child's collarbone, waiting to awaken when the time was right."Mom, it feels warm," Isabella said, touching the intricate metalwork with wonder."It belonged to your great-grandmother, and her grandmother before that," Vanya explained. "The women in our family have worn it for generations, and someday you'll understand its significance."Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, they could see the skyline of Sacramento, where Goddess Jewelry's international headquarters stood as a testament to what could be built from the ashes of destruction. The company now operated in thirty-seven countries, employed over fifty thousand people, and generated billions in r
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