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 about

I don’t want to end

wouldn’t admit she was actually

from the countryside; this thing won’t hurt

layer continued to fall off, something inside

He couldn’t believe the

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

“Smiley Nick, check

its shape and material it indeed dated back to the Renaissance. However, upon further inspection of the sculpture’s patterns,

from an official kiln. You can’t solely measure a statue’s worth by its age. From the same era, sculptures made by art masters and those by ordinary people differ vastly in materials and craftsmanship.

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

this sculpture at most is

was fair

just increased from one