For several seconds, the family remained silent, their shock at the amount they were seeing paralysing them in their spots.
Suddenly, Olivia squealed like a little girl as the realisation of what she was seeing finally hit home, waking the others from their shocked state.
"Please tell me you're serious," Olivia asked just to be sure.
The nod Alexander gave was the final straw as Olivia shot up and jumped in joy.
Ignoring her, Alex turned to the expressions of surprise on his Mom and Dad's faces and assured them of the legitimacy of what they were seeing.
"Are you really sure the academy awarded this huge sum to you?"
Anyone would understand the kind of shock both parents were feeling. In all their lives, they had never seen so much money at once before.
'My son really earned this much just as an award?' William narrowed his eyes, clearly suspicious of the amount.
