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.

you worried

I am! It’s work hours, and I don’t want

wouldn’t admit she was actually concerned

countryside; this

continued to fall off, something inside

itself, stunning Hicholas He couldn’t believe the

away, Daniel used the remaining vodka to wash down the statue. Then, a stunning new sculpture was

the statue to Nicholas with a smile, “Smiley Nick, check out this statue. Is

and material it indeed dated back to the Renaissance. However,

at the craftsmanship and the stone’s texture; it’s just work from an ordinary sculptor and not from an official kiln. You can’t solely measure a statue’s worth by its age. From the same era, sculptures made by

an apprentice’s work, and not particularly good quality at that. However, one notable point is that a faux layer wrapped the outside, preserving it nicely.

sculpture at most is worth

assessment was fair

from one million