Dorothy piped up. "Oh, please tell everyone how fake Carol's dress is!"
Robbie tilted his head to the side and offered the old woman a wider smile. "Oh, Mrs. Blackwell, you are adorable, but I hate disappointing you."
"What do you mean? It's a counterfeit, right?"
"On the contrary, the dress that Carol is wearing is indeed the real, genuine, nine-gem royal gown! It is currently priced at three-million dollars!"
The crowd broke into a spontaneous buzz.
"What? She has the actual item!"
"How did Carol get the expensive dress?"
"Was the gown stolen?"
"Is she wearing a three-million-dollar dress? The most expensive clothes in this gathering!"
Dorothy looked as if she had swallowed a bug. She was speechless for a minute, looking from Robbie to Carol in confusion. Finally, she gathered
