" Where did you get so much cash in so little time? "
Jennifer gasped, the sound escaping before she could stop it, her eyes widening as she stared at the thick stack of money in Machina's hands, the reality of it far louder than any explanation, because numbers spoken out loud were one thing, but seeing physical cash piled together like that carried a different weight.
While Machina stood there with a proud smile stretching across her face, shoulders slightly lifted as if presenting proof of something important, enjoying the moment a little too much, and Max, sitting there, showed little reaction to her shock, his expression unchanged, as if this outcome had already existed in his mind long before it appeared on the table.
" Well, I cashed it out, took me a few days to go around the city, but here we are, "
Max said with a voice of certainty, like he was describing an errand rather than something unusual, the explanation simple, direct, leaving no room for further questions.
