Blood Diamond A True Story Novels & Stories

She was baffled as to why such a sizable sum was used to purchase her mother's diamond. “99.99 cr, one” “99.99 cr, two,” “99.99 cr, three.” “Mr. Liam Grey is the owner of The Diamond." The event manager sighed as the frantic event came to a successful conclusion. Rilika, on the other hand, was over the moon as her friends persuaded her that Liam had brought the diamond for her. She also thought Liam had no one to whom he could give the stone, making it obvious that he had bought the diamond for her. She didn't want that old item, but she wanted to get it from Liam.

Wrenley’s eyes water but the tears don’t fall. “Thirty–five died to protect a secret.” Wrenley wipes her brows. “That’s the real story; these diamonds came into my possession years later, as a gift if you can believe that. My grandmother visited often after that event, never spoke about it, but my attitude died and my parents called it a miracle.”

He’s trying not to be affected by her scent. “Iris,” Veronica suddenly says, taking my hands in hers. Her gray eyes meet mine with what at least appears to be genuine sincerity, although I’m still wary. “I wanted to apologize again for the trouble with the earrings. I had no idea they were blood diamonds, I swear it. The jeweler who sold them to me has been exposed as a fraud. He’s being prosecuted now.” I search her face for signs of deception, but find none. Either she’s telling the truth, or she’s an even better actress than I initially thought.

After seeing Bethany, he said in amazement, "I was right. Ms. Quest can manage Firefox." "All right. Let's go." Zayn withdrew his gaze. "Go get the things you bought for Jessie. She is still waiting.” "Okay!" Gael replied. In the jewellery store, Bethany carefully took off the necklace around her neck and put it into the tray. The store manager smiled and asked her, "What do you think, Miss?" "It's beautiful," Bethany said with heartfelt admiration. It was the first time she had seen such a big blood diamond. A friend of her teacher, who was a jewellery collector also had a blood diamond, but it was not this red and not this big.

"There are always rumors in our world, Shawn. You know that." Lies, lies and lies. I keep on lying, hoping that these lies would help me save my heart from breaking to pieces, that these lies would help me save the life I have built over the past few months. He leaned closer, his voice little more than a hushed confession. "The Dresden Green Diamond, Zyra. A prize that was stolen from our very own Black Market Auction. Quite the audacious move, don't you think?" Sweat started forming on my body, the fear of loosing everything I have just got, engulfed me.

The one he wrote about in his final journal entries. I held it up for everyone to see. Its glow caught the light like starlight itself, illuminating the horror in Bernard’s eyes. “You recognize this, don’t you?” I said, my voice low. He went completely still. “This diamond was supposed to be part of a diplomatic gift to the Republic of Mondaria. But it never arrived. According to the records… it never even existed. That’s what you wanted everyone to believe.” The council members watched in stunned silence as I placed the diamond beside Noah’s journal. Adrien opened it to a marked page. His voice was solemn as he read aloud:

Entering Angelo Manzini’s estate was reminiscent of a certain scene from the old movie Blood Diamonds which captured the heavily guarded conflict diamond fields in Africa. Moira had never seen so many armed security guards in real life, at anyone’s residence; not even the president’s. It was like they were entering some kind of bandit army base.

"But there's one special diamond that I want to show you personally. It's not just any diamond, it's a part of history." Jasmine looked at Seth with curiosity. Seth nodded slightly, maintaining his calm expression. "Of course, I'm interested to see it." Mr. Locovic took out a small box from his desk drawer. Carefully, he opened it and revealed the diamond shining brightly under the lamp light. The diamond emitted a dazzling sparkle, captivating the room. "This diamond is known as 'The Star of Elyria.' It's a rare diamond with a long history involving kingdoms and wars," Mr. Locovic explained. "And tonight, this diamond will be the highlight of the auction."

"What are you talking about?" Joy owned the biggest diamond store in LA, and Damon had come in the previous week to buy the largest diamond-cut ring she had. She'd put her soul into the selection process, despite her hatred for him, and she'd looked forward to seeing it on Aneeka's finger. She hated the barely visible, tiny diamond he'd insisted Aneeka wear as a wedding band. They looked at each other in confusion. Then they heard running footsteps outside, followed by Damon's loud laughter and the unmistakable sound of applause.

Chapter 76: The Cracks in the High-Rise The velvet box sat open on the glass coffee table. Its contents caught the light of the Manhattan penthouse. Inside was a 1932-cut diamond. It was unpolished, jagged and held a multi-billion-dollar secret. Elena stood a foot away. Her arms were crossed tightly as she stared at the diamond. For months Julian's family had looked down on her. They treated her like a distraction in his life. The Vane dynasty valued perfection. Arranged corporate mergers. They wanted a woman who could be molded into a piece of background decoration. They had no idea that this rough diamond was the Julian needed to tear down his fathers facade.