The people who had the social standing to be invited by Gene certainly would not care about money. The way they saw it was that the vase was proven to be a fake, and everyone in the hall knew it.

In that case, this was no longer a question about money, but a question of whether they could afford the embarrassment.

If word got out that one of them bought that fake vase, they would be made a laughing stock. Forget selling it off to someone else -no one would buy it unless they had brain damage.

That, or they would get off on being mocked and a willing clown. Otherwise, no one else would willingly buy that fake vase.

Even Frank was shaking his head in disappointment. "You could use it as a cup to drink from, but its value..." The vase was now a poisoned chalice no one would touch, as anyone who would willingly do it was basically a sucker.

reputation to maintain,

himself understood Frank right then and tried to argue, only to

else was leering at him in

he left the stage,

"No way. I don't want to be mocked." "The one who buys it would be a clown! Hell, it's not a question of money." "Just look at Hugh Turnbull's face..." "It's like he ate dung!" "The Turnbulls actually sent such a treat.

he could beat Frank to the spotlight while bullying him a little, only for Frank to catch

fake vase on top of that, earning him everyone's disdain as well as

still taking part in the auction, he braved the embarrassment, just to see Frank humiliated! He called him out for bringing a counterfeit, did he? Dennis would

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