The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 37 A Mark

Nicholas aimed to engage in psychological warfare with Jessica, but she was unbothered.

“Even if TMO is desperate for money, we won’t be worried about five million. A few million in price difference is not an unacceptable loss for me. So, Smiley Nick, no need to worry; even if the sculpture’s price drops to three million or becomes utterly worthless, I don’t care!”

“Since you’re determined, I have nothing more to say. Now let’s see how your Daniel plans to sell me this sculpture for eighty million,” Nicholas said with a smile and gestured towards Daniel.

“Daniel, please, begin your performance!”

“Do you have a dagger here, Smiley Nick?”

“A dagger? Yes, we do!”

Nicholas handed a dagger to Daniel, curious to see what he would do next.

and began to scratch the bottom

Crack!

from the base, revealing a mark, and Nicholas was taken

that be

Bernini was one of the greatest

were mors that

such claims. Nicholas was amazed to see this rumored mark

of him, he couldn’t be entirely certain it was authentic.. He meticulously examined the mark with a

mark was

clearly apprentice work? The craftsmanship was so much cruder

his

quite a while with your magnifying glass. Have you determined it’s

the base is indeed the rumored mark of Bernini! But how could Bernini’s mark be stamped on an apprentice’s sculpture? This doesn’t make

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a sculpture of this.

possibly be a piece by