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.

took the dagger and began to

Crack!

revealing a mark, and Nicholas

could that be

of the greatest sculptors of

were mors that he would

had confirmed such claims. Nicholas

of him, he couldn’t be entirely certain it was authentic.. He meticulously examined the mark with a magnifying glass. Not only could he not find any indication of forgery, but the more he looked, the more

was unmistakably

clearly apprentice work? The

his brow,

that mark for quite a while with your magnifying glass. Have you

of Bernini! But

–

a sculpture of this.

and quality couldn’t possibly be a