The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 35 Last Chance 

“Jessica, he just claimed the statue was worth fifty million, but now it has turned out to be worth only five million. That doesn’t exactly qualify as a good performance! How does an employee who cannot meet objectives deserve a reward? According to the company’s rules, you should deduct his bonus! Not only should you deduct his bonus, but you should also have him write a self–critique to ensure he doesn’t set such unreasonable goals in the future!* 

“Are you sure you spent five thousand on that bottle? Which store did you buy it from? We will ask the owner directly later, okay?” 

“Jessica, I… I only spent three thousand.” 

“The price of the bottle is three thousand, but you claimed it was five thousand, so the deduction should come from your bonus!” 

“Jessica, I’m sorry.” 

Brittany quickly bowed her head in silence. Jessica had always been aware of her little schemes but had never called her out on them. Was Jessica exposing her because of this useless assistant, causing her even more hatred toward Daniel? How could such a worthless assistant always receive preferential treatment from Ma’am Jessica? She had to remove him from Jessica’s side immediately! The longer he stayed near Jessica, the more her own position was at risk – her throne as Jessica’s top–secretary was in jeopardy! 

After thoroughly inspecting the statue with a magnifying glass, Nicholas considered its value the statue’s material and 

workmanship were, indeed, average. However, its preservation was 

impeccable, seemingly flawless. Such a sculpture, if sold to the right buyer, could easily fetch ten million Everybody loves money, after all. 

So, with a trademark smile of the Smiley Nick character, he told 

Daniel, “Daniel, you’re certainly not a greenhorn; you managed to see that there was another sculpture inside the original one. I hadn’t even noticed that! As I’ve already analyzed, this sculpture’s market value is five million, and I’m willing to pay that amount to acquire it.” 

“Five million isn’t enough, you need to add a zero,” Daniel proposed, holding out his hand, “Fifty million!” 

“Fifty million? Daniel, are you joking with me? No matter where you take this sculpture for appraisal, it can’t be worth more than five million! Your price of fifty million makes me think you have no intention to sell it. If that’s the case, then forget it. These kinds of sculptures are fairly common antiques. Auctiq has plenty of them, and I don’t particularly want this one!” All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

Nicholas pretended as if he had no desire to buy the sculpture. This it worked every was a tactic he often used when acquiring antiques 

time! 

“Smiley Nick, if you’re not willing to pay fifty million now, then in ten minutes, if you want to buy this sculpture, you’ll have to pay eighty million!” Daniel plainly stated. 

Nicholas couldn’t help but laugh uproariously. “What did you say, Daniel? I didn’t catch that? You want to sell me this sculpture for eighty million? Do you take me for a fool from your village?” 

“No, you’ll be begging me to sell it to you for eighty million, but I might not even sell it to you. For now, I’ll give you one last opportunity. If 

you pay fifty million now, you can have it. If you miss this opportunity, in ten minutes, the price will be eighty million.” 

With that statement, Nicholas instantly grasped Daniel’s strategy. 

“Ha, ha, ha, ha…” Nicholas’s laugh was filled with ridicule.