Five minutes felt like forever. The votes would fluctuate almost every second, and it was uncertain who would win at first. Natalie crossed her fingers and so did Zaria who had exchanged seats with Desmond.
The poll closed as soon as the counter hit zero, and it revealed that Jupiter had taken the lead with a margin of about two hundred thousand votes between him and the second place. The venue was enveloped in cheer as Desmond frowned in confusion.
"What just happened?" It wasn't normal for such a whirlwind to happen at the end, was it?
"Last minute votes." She chuckled. Though it didn't make sense to her either. Until the event started, Jupiter's votes had doubled the second place's votes. Someone had tried to rig the poll. Luckily, his fans had rescued the day using all the votes they had been saving in case of such a twist.