Shenanigans II

Athena chuckled slyly, seeing the display Zack Moore was enacting in public. 

Did he think doing this would sway her into helping him? He must be a joker!

Already she was hearing murmurs from people, both hospital workers and patients alike. 

Most of them thought her proud for letting an old man kneel before her. 

But she wasn't moved.

She chuckled more instead, when Zack, seeing the desired effect of his act on people, wrapped his hands around her legs and started bawling uncontrollably. 

Zack concluded that if Athena wasn't moved by his pleas, then she would surely be moved by the opinions of others.

He didn't know how his stocks had suddenly plunged, but they had suffered that sad fate after that night's party. 

Hence, Athena must have something to do with it!