Chapter 7 For a few seconds , the entire restaurant fell into frozen silence . Patrick's voice trembled . " What ... what did you say ? " The woman rolled her eyes . " I said the prize money has already been deposited into my bank account . You kept insisting mine was fake , that I'd been scammed . Well , tell me , what kind of scammer would give money to their victims ? " As soon as the words left her mouth , Patrick staggered backward . The crowd around them gasped . " No way ! What's going on here ? " " She's already been paid the prize money . There's no way that's fake . " " If she's real , then Patrick's ... " Panic flashed across Patrick's face . Emily quickly grabbed his arm to steady him . " It's fine , Patrick . Don't listen to her nonsense . She's just bluffing . She's doing this for attention , to become some internet celebrity . " Patrick's breathing slowed . He steadied himself again and snapped back , " That's right . You vicious woman . How dare you mess with me ? Just you wait . I'll make your life worse than death . " The woman gave him a look of pure disbelief . " You think I've got nothing better to do than mess with you ? I just won a massive prize . Why would I waste my time here if not for watching you make a fool of yourself ? Honestly , I thought you were mentally ill . " Patrick laughed out of fury , but before he could retort , a classmate said , " Patrick , didn't you say you bought your ticket right next door ? Then why don't we go and check right now ? " The suggestion stirred the group . " Yeah , let's go take a look . It's right there anyway . "