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GARDENER FIRED FOR THEFT, MILLIONAIRE SEES HER PENDANT... THE ONE SHE GAVE TO HER MISSING SON... The Mendoza mansion glowed under the midday sun, its tall windows reflecting the deep blue sky. From the outside, the property looked like a dream, a marble palace and impeccably kept gardens. However, within those walls, there lived a loneliness as thick as the air before a storm. Clara Mendoza, one of the most powerful women in the country, sat in her large office, holding a glass of wine in her hand. Her gaze, lost in the infinite, crossed the windows without really seeing the landscape. She was forty-eight years old, but the sadness she carried in her soul added decades. Her business empire, her imposing presence in high society, her incalculable wealth... none of it filled the emptiness she felt. In the corner of her desk, a small black velvet box remained closed. Clara looked at it regretfully before opening it delicately. Inside, there rested a tiny silver pendant in the shape of a star. Her fingers brushed the smooth surface of the pendant, and in her mind, memories burst forth like a violent wave.