While Vera Xavier remained perfectly calm, everyone else wore varied expressions.
Aaron Cheney was beside himself with anxiety, praying over and over for Jack Judd to hurry back. Otherwise, on his own, he'd never be able to eat that mountain of rocks.
The corner of Alistair Forrest's mouth twitched. Even if he wanted to put in a good word for Vera Xavier, this wasn't the right time. He didn't even know how to begin comforting her. Sure enough, an amateur was an amateur. The results were simply too disastrous to look at.
Meanwhile, Susan Caldwell and Skylar Crowe could no longer hide their smug expressions, while Irene Jensen sighed.
Susan Caldwell turned and thanked the jade consultant who had helped her pick the stones, then said to Vera Xavier with a beaming smile, "I'm so sorry, but I've won. When do you plan on eating these rocks?"
