The pronouncement, barely a whisper, landed like a thunderclap in the silent dining hall. Every face, moments ago smug with superiority, now registered profound shock. A collective, sharp intake of breath hissed through the room, as if everyone had just plunged into icy water. Rumor had it, whispered among Redharrow's elite, that Delicious Dishes's Prestige membership, a tier far beyond the coveted Diamond, was so exclusive only three such cards had ever been issued. These mythical symbols of immense power and influence were shrouded in such secrecy that their bearers remained unknown.
In that instant, Natalie Pierce, Selena Pierce, and Howard Smith, forming a small, bewildered tableau, were gripped by a profound sense of awe and astonishment. This was Issac Monroe, the quiet, often enigm
