In Country W, all was well.
But in Linton City, the Clark Family was in turmoil. Jacob Clark couldn't believe what he was seeing on the computer screen; his mind went blank.
"Impossible, how could this be..."
"I must have seen it wrong. It must be a mistake!"
His hands trembled as he grasped the mouse, shaking it continuously.
His eyes, bulging and bloodshot, were fixed on the computer screen as if he could stare a hole through it.
Perhaps because his hands were shaking too violently, the mouse just moved erratically and wouldn't respond properly.
"Impossible... impossible..."
As he continued to mutter incessantly, the door to the study opened from the outside. Juliet Jordan came in holding a cup of coffee and walked towards him, "I've made you a cup of coffee; don't overwork yourself."
"Absolutely impossible..." Jacob Clark spoke as if he hadn't heard her, still saying things like impossible.
