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She thinks that it's a prank, maybe her eyes are lying to her. She takes out the card and checks again and the many zeros are staring back at her.

Her throat.has gone dry instantly, she raises her eyes to look at Thomas. Thomas is lost, he thinks that the card didn't have enough money on it.

“Oh God, it doesn't have any money on it, does it?” He sighs. “My son-in-law gave it to me, it's probably not good. I will call my daughter and see if she has any money to give me. Do you accept payments in installments?”

The receptionist laughs nervously before pushing some strands of hair away from her face.

“Sir, can you please have a seat? I think there is an error with our machine, I will have to check the authenticity of the card with my boss. I will get someone to bring you some refreshment.”

Thomas is confused, but he goes to sit anyway. As soon as his butt touches the chair, she runs off to get her colleagues.

“Quick! Quick! You guys really need to see this!” She gathers almost ten