The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 281 Winning the Bet

Mason was sure that his artificially aged vase would not be detected, believing the country boy would never find proof to the contrary.

"Fine!" Daniel agreed to Mason's challenge, then turned to Brittany and said, "Bring me a sharp knife, something really sharp."

Brittany was stunned and looked at Daniel incredulously, hands on her hips. "Country boy, are you ordering me around?"

"You're the one who wanted me to prove that this vase is a fake! So obviously, you need to assist me. If you don’t want me to expose this thing, then forget it. It’s not my vase anyway, and whether it’s real or fake doesn’t concern me one bit."

Daniel appeared utterly indifferent, which was only fair. It was Brittany who wanted to embarrass Emily, not him. She was the one in a hurry, not him.

Brittany, fuming with anger, glared at Daniel and barked, "You just wait!"

She soon returned with a sharp knife and brandished it in front of Daniel with a menacing threat: "If you screw this up, I will cut you!" Her eyes briefly darted to Daniel's crotch as she said "cut," scaring him into a shiver.

Brittany's target was unsettling, to say the least. Daniel dared not provoke her further; if she carried out her threat, his life would be ruined.

"Mason, are you sure you want me to examine this vase? If it turns out to be a fake, especially a worthless fake, it’s going to expose your lies."

"What lies? I haven’t lied about anything! My vase is a genuine antique from five hundred years ago, worth

Are you saying that’s also fake? No matter how you check it, my vase is

antique, a million-dollar item.

that price—I’ll make it easy for you, since you're Brittany's boyfriend. If you damage my vase, you can just hand

in agreement. "Yes! If you damage our vase, your old truck will be compensation. We can use it to haul bricks!" While she didn't think the pickup was worth much, she estimated it at thirty to fifty thousand dollars. She wasn't about to turn down

is proven to be a fake? Are you going to give me that BMW X1?

he figured he

I accept!" Mason was confident that the country boy couldn't prove the vase was a fake.

281 Winning

his artificially aged vase would not be detected, believing the country boy would

challenge, then turned to Brittany and said, "Bring me a sharp knife, something

on her hips. "Country

wanted me to prove that this vase is a fake! So obviously, you need to assist me. If you don’t want me to expose this

Brittany who wanted to embarrass Emily, not him. She was the one in

with anger, glared at Daniel and barked, "You

and brandished it in front of Daniel with a menacing threat: "If you screw this up, I

not provoke her

to examine this vase? If it turns out to be a fake,