The Grand Foyer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art was transformed into a glittering palace of high-society decadence. Under the towering, arched limestone ceilings, two thousand members of Manhattan's wealthiest elite—billionaires, senators, European aristocrats, and fashion royalty—mingled amidst soaring floral arrangements of white orchids and crystal chandeliers. Champagne flowed in rivers of vintage Dom Pérignon, and a forty-piece symphony orchestra played softly from the mezzanine. At nine-thirty, Dominic Cross stood…
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