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

I am! It’s work hours, and I don’t want to end up having to

wouldn’t admit she was

countryside; this thing

to fall off, something inside the

couldn’t believe the statue harbored

vodka to wash down the

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

tell from its shape and material it indeed

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

value could truly be fifty million. But it’s clear this is merely an apprentice’s work, and not particularly good quality at

sculpture at most

assessment was fair and objective, considering

was just increased from one million to five