At that moment Valentina's fingers stiffened around the bill even more, her eyes widening as the numbers stared back at her. Her entire body tensed as if she had just been drenched in cold water. $1,000,000?
Her breathing became uneven.
Then her lips parted slightly, but no words came out. How? How was this even possible? She had double-checked the prices.
No meal on the menu had been remotely close to that figure that would result to this amount.
She had expected, at worst, an $80,000 bill—not this.
Her heart pounded. Her hands, now gripping the bill tightly, were trembling slightly.
'This had to be a mistake.'
At that moment some of the employees exchanged puzzled glances, their expressions unreadable. A few of them, particularly the senior staff, subtly frowned, confused by Valentina's reaction.
