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

want to end up having to pay you compensation for

wouldn’t admit she was actually

come from the countryside;

the outer layer continued to fall off, something

to reveal itself, stunning Hicholas He couldn’t believe the statue

remaining vodka to wash down the statue. Then,

statue to Nicholas with a smile, “Smiley Nick, check out

he could tell from its shape and material it indeed dated back to the

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 art masters

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

this sculpture at most is

assessment was fair

was just increased from one million to