Lillian looked through all the safes one by one. She marveled at the exquisite craftsmanship and designs and was astonished by the quality of the gemstones, diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds, pearls...
There were six completely sets of jewelry, including six tiaras with matching necklaces, earrings, rings, and bracelets, each set occupying one safe. The other five safes were mostly filled with single pieces or sets of two or three.
The most significant was the last safe, which contained a crown, a symbol of power. Lillian touched it. It was a mountain-shaped crown with a drop-shaped diamond of exceptional clarity and brilliance set in the center.
On both sides of the main diamond, a dozen or so drop-shaped diamonds were set in a circle, surrounded by many smaller diamonds. Lillian w
