The Understated Dragon Lord
Chapter 26

Chapter 26 Eighty Million

Jessica was getting a headache and scolded Brittany sharply, “I’ll teach Daniel discipline, and it’s not your place to do so! You’re not his superior, and he’s not yours. You can’t control each other or bully each other! Both of you come with me; we’re going to Auctiq to replace Nicholas Snyder. For TMO’s

collaboration with Healthy Land, we need a considerable investment. That old fox cheated me out of my money, and we must get it back.”

“Nicholas isn’t an easy one; we’ve tried several times, already to get our money back without any success. I doubt this time will be any different; we probably

won’t get a dime.”

“We won’t know unless we try. Getting back any amount is better than nothing at all.”

Someone dared to cheat Jessica out of her money?

Daniel saw this as an opportunity to make a good

impression.

Winning a woman’s heart requires patience and consistent effort. Every favor he did for her could make her a bit more appreciative. The more he did, the more she would owe him.

Even if, in the end, she wasn’t willing to marry him, at least he expected she’d hand over The Sealed

Dragon Grass as compensation.

“Ma’am Jessica, how much did Nicholas cheat you out of?”

“Eighty million!”

“Eighty million? How did he swindle you? I’ll make sure that old fox coughs up every penny, with interest!”

Daniel’s claim was met with a cold laugh from

Brittany.

“Heh!”

With a face full of scorn, Brittany mocked him, “You

idiot, do you even know who he is? Do you know

what Auctiq is? And you think you can make

Nicholas return eighty million, plus interest?”

“Of course, I can.”

“If you can’t, then resign from Jessica’s side

promptly! TMO needs honest people, not braggarts like you!”

Brittany saw her chance to set a trap for Daniel – a

fool who didn’t know what he was doing could be

easily ousted from TMO with a little ploy.

“Fine!”

Daniel agreed without hesitation, prompting

Jessica’s irritation, “Okay? Who gave you permission.

to say okay? You’re my assistant, and unless I fire you, you don’t get to quit! And you better work on

that habit of making empty promises.

And Brittany, didn’t I ask you to get along with

Daniel? Are you trying to get rid of him because

you’re jealous? If you keep this up, forget about your

bonus!”

Jessica, are you blaming me for this? He’s the one who started bragging. It was just a bet between us. If he can’t handle the loss and expects you to bail him out, that’s not my problem. He’s an idiot, shameless, with no sense of decency.”

“Who says I can’t handle a loss? Besides, I won’t lose! I’ll make sure Nicholas returns your eighty million, plus interest!”

“Did you hear that, Jessica? You’re backing him up. But he’s not showing you any respect; he’s still bluffing!”

Jessica chose to stay silent. One was her husband

in a trial period; the other, her long–standing secretary. She had hoped to keep both sides happy, but it seemed impractical now. So, she decided to

let them be.

If Daniel couldn’t even handle Brittany, he didn’t

deserve to be Jessica’s husband!