Bryson paused to think for a moment before saying to Jenny, "Jenny, don't worry just yet."
Jenny, anxious and distressed, replied, "Easy for you to say! I lost over two hundred thousand with the principal and interest. That's all the savings I've accumulated over the years!"
Audrey, startled, asked, "All the family's money was deposited here?"
Hearing this, Jenny broke into tears. "This bank offered high interest rates. Where else was I supposed to put the money? And now it's all gone! This is going to kill me!" With that, she began sobbing uncontrollably.
Around them, many elderly people were stomping their feet in regret, lamenting one after another.
"We should've never deposited here in the first place. Now that the bank's shut down, all our money is gone."
A few older women sat o
