The Understated Dragon Lord
Chapter 426: Misjudgment

Chapter 426: Misjudgment

"What are you doing?" Jessica demanded, startling Daniel into instinctively hiding his phone underthe covers.

"What are you hiding?" she asked, snatching the phone from his grasp. When she saw the beautifulwoman on the screen, her face clouded over. "You're hiding under the covers looking at this?"

"Well, if you'd twirl for me, honey, I wouldn't need the app! If you're willing to dance for me, I mighteven delete it," Daniel teased.

"I should twirl for you? I'll show you a twirl!" Upset that Daniel had been secretly watching dancevideos, Jessica grabbed his thigh and twisted hard.

"Ow! Ow!" Daniel's pitiful cries filled the room.

"Quiet!" Jessica yelled, her voice ferocious.

"You're making so much noise, it's like I'm bullying you."

"Aren't you bullying me? You’ve turned my whole thigh blue," Daniel complained, rolling his eyes.

"You jerk! How dare you roll your eyes at me! Try it again, and see what I'll do!"

She was incredibly aggressive tonight. Daniel figured she must be upset from waiting too long, sohe tried to get rid of her quickly with a cheeky grin. "So, honey, what brings you to my room in themiddle of the night?"

"What do you think?" she snapped back.

"Oh... I get it."

Daniel then stretched out on the bed, invitingly spreading his arms and legs.

"What do you mean by that?" Jessica asked, taken aback.

"Do you even have to ask, honey? It must be me you want, right? I'm fresh out the shower, cleanand waiting—come on!"

Smack!

Jessica gave him a light slap on the behind. "Get up! I came to discuss something serious."

"Serious? What’s up?"

"Tell me everything you did with Beauty today - every single detail, don't leave anything out."

"What do you mean, honey? Are you suspecting something between me and Beauty?"

Jessica's expression darkened at his words. "Do you want something to happen with her?"

"Why are you framing it like I want something to happen with her? What if she wants to be withme?"

Hmph!

Jessica scoffed. "Think Beauty would be interested in you? She's an ambitious woman, and I doubtshe'd give you the time of day."

Jessica was confident about this. Even if Daniel had many qualities, she believed no other womancould see what made this goofy man so special, especially someone like Beauty, a member of NewYork's power-society Matthews family.

"So, knowing she wouldn't be interested, you still lent me to her. Did you know that she took me to aplace called Spirit Animal Valley and called dozens of people to ambush me? Those guys camefrom battlefields, special forces soldiers who could take on ten at a time."

"And then?"

"Well, those dozens of nobodies didn't lay a finger on me. I laid them out flat. They were all rollingon the ground, howling in pain. Even their boss, that 'Commando King,' ended up kneeling andcalling me 'grandpa!'"