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.

to

Crack!

removed a piece from the base, revealing a mark, and Nicholas was taken aback

that be

was one of the greatest

were mors that he would

of his works, nobody had confirmed such claims. Nicholas was

mark with a magnifying glass. Not only could he not find any indication of forgery, but the more he

was

how could Bernini’s mark be on a sculpture that was clearly apprentice work? The craftsmanship was so much cruder compared to Bernini’s

his brow,

mark for quite a while with your magnifying

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

–

a sculpture of this.

possibly be a piece