Some guests, especially those who also attended that auction that day, are now also joining the bandwagon. A few of them even flip a dollar bill to a coin and throw it at Victor. Some ladies also start busy rummaging their purse to find some coins so that they can join too.
But suddenly, they stop and turn quiet when they see Judy naively collecting those coins. Viona is startled with what she is doing. And Victor, he just closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.
Those people are silent for a moment. Only for a moment, until their laughter bursting out all together, creating a little commotion inside that room.
“Look at that! She is really collecting those coins?”
“Seems like Counterbrand has really gone bankrupt!”
“Here, I still have some more!”
Maybe, Victor is the only one who und
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