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

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

wouldn’t admit she was actually

come from the countryside;

outer layer continued to fall off, something inside the

Hicholas He couldn’t believe the

vodka to wash down the statue. Then, a

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

upon examination, he could tell from its shape and material it indeed dated back to the Renaissance. However, upon further inspection

period, but it 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 made by art masters and those by ordinary people differ vastly

statue were the work 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 a faux layer wrapped the outside, preserving it nicely. Thus,

sculpture at most

assessment was fair and

was just increased from one