The Rise of the Heir Apparent

Chapter - 22

Chapter - 22

Under the curious gaze of the crowd, the machine finally chimed.

"Transaction successful," The green light on the machine lit up, and soon a receipt was printed.

And there was pin drop silence that followed. No one spoke a word for some time until someone from the crowd finally said.

"Didn't he win the bet? He paid for his clothes..."

And hearing that lone comment, suddenly the crowd broke into a frenzy. After the first transaction failed, they all pounced on Mathew, calling him names. But now, Mathew suddenly pulled a reversal, and now, every face was red with shame.

But even now, not everyone was feeling embarrassed. Diana was amused. The sales lady in charge of Mathew's transaction was happy. She was finding it difficult to hold her face straight. She tried not to show it on her face, but inside, she was jumping with joy.

And there were two who had their insides churning with anger. Stacy and Georgie have been continuously on a losing streak for the last three