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

work hours, and I don’t want to end up having to pay you compensation for an

was actually concerned about

the countryside; this thing won’t hurt

the outer layer continued to fall off, something

couldn’t believe

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

Nick, check

it indeed dated back to the Renaissance. However, upon

doesn’t count as something valuable. Look 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

of a top artist, its value could truly be fifty 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

sculpture at most is worth

was fair

just increased from one million to