The grand ballroom of Blissville Hospital pulsed with a life of its own, transformed into a glittering crucible where ambition collided under a veneer of champagne-fueled revelry.
Gone was the sterile hum of the hospital's corridors, in its place, a symphony of clinking flutes and sultry violin notes from a string quartet perched on a balcony, their bows slicing through the air like blades. Crystal chandeliers hung from the vaulted ceiling like celestial orbs, scattering prisms of light that danced across walls draped in deep indigo velvet, embroidered with silver threads that traced constellations, a wink to the gala's theme, "Healing Hearts for the Homeless."
