Candy, who had snapped back to reality, was dumbfounded.
Despite all her precautions, she hadn't expected her brother to come upstairs at this time.
Every night at this time, isn't her brother usually watching the news?
Candy looked down at the thick wad of money in her hand, too thick for her small, delicate hand to hold. Of course, that wasn't the main point.
The main point was that her brother appeared too suddenly, silently, and now her little stash had been discovered. The pressing problem now was that there was nowhere to hide.
For a moment, Candy felt aggrieved.
She merely wanted to see her little money stash to feel more cheerful.
Unexpectedly, when she tried to take the Little Golden Pig from under the bed, she didn't hold onto it well, and it fell to the ground and broke.
No time to feel pained over Little Golden Pig. She wasn't even halfway through counting before her brother arrived.
