The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 34 A Reward for My Husband

Spurt…

Daniel spit the mouthful of vodka onto the statue. Brittany immediately yelled in exasperation.

“You good–for–nothing, you obviously can’t hold your liquor, taking such a big swig and then spraying it everywhere! That’s a five- thousand–dollar bottle of vodka you’re wasting! The company policy states that penalties are doubled for wastage! You owe me ten thousand dollars from your salary!”

When reimbursing expenses, claiming a three–thousand–dollar item as being worth five thousand was a common practice for Brittany. Daniel ignored her complaint and started rubbing his hands on the statue’s surface.

Crack… Crack, crack…

The surface of the statue cracked.

“Be careful not to hurt your hands,” Jessica quickly warned him.

worried about

sure I am! It’s work hours, and I don’t want to end up having to pay you compensation for an

was actually

come from the countryside;

continued to fall off, something inside

to reveal itself, stunning Hicholas He couldn’t believe the statue

had completely fallen away, Daniel used the remaining vodka to wash down

“Smiley Nick, check out this statue. Is it from the Renaissance

the statue, and upon examination, he could tell from its shape and material it indeed dated back to the Renaissance. However, upon further inspection of the sculpture’s patterns, he

and not from an official kiln. You can’t solely measure a statue’s worth by its age. From the same era, sculptures made

good quality at that. However, one notable point is that a faux

this sculpture at most is worth five

was fair and objective,

just increased from one million to five