Aria Knight was momentarily dumbstruck. She looked around and found, to her amazement, that the most aggressive people demanding repayment were the very same ones who had cheered her on the most before. She still remembered how they had sycophantically flattered her while toasting to her, and now they were trying to push her into a dead end.
So this is the fickleness of human relationships.
Now that she had lost her influence, just about anyone could trample on her.
"Repay the money!"
"Repay the money!"
"Repay the money!"
...
Everyone was shouting at her like chanting a slogan, each looking fierce and malicious, pressuring her as if they wanted to devour her.
For a moment, Aria Knight was at a loss. When she saw Clara Knox's radiant face again, she felt repulsed and full of hate! How could such a major issue be taken at Clara's word alone,