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

don’t want to end up having to pay you compensation for an

wouldn’t admit she was actually concerned

countryside; this thing won’t hurt

the outer layer continued to fall off,

stunning Hicholas He couldn’t believe the

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

a smile, “Smiley Nick, check out this statue. Is it from

upon examination, he could tell from its shape and material it indeed dated

work from an ordinary sculptor and not from an official kiln. You can’t solely measure a

million. But it’s clear this is merely 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 and objective,

increased from one million to