The Understated Dragon Lord
Chapter 479 Humiliation

Chapter 479 Humiliation

Jessica knew that Joshua was acquainted with Daniel, but she didn't believe that he would actuallyconsider the fool his teacher. Besides, six minutes had already passed. With only four minutes left,could Joshua really make it in time? Worried, she quickly stood up to intervene, "No betting! Howchildish can you get? What are you even wagering on? Our priority should be saving Grandpa'slife."

"Honey, I want to save Grandpa too! But Uncle Pork won't let me; he insists on making this bet. If hewants to bet, then I'll bet with him. Otherwise, I'll look like a coward who can't play along. Besides,you never clean my shoes anyway, so why not let Uncle Pork and his nimble tongue do it? If hewants to play the dog, we shouldn't disappoint him. We should let him enjoy the freedom of being adog, right?" Daniel responded, a touch of mischief in his voice.

Avery chuckled coldly at Daniel's answer. After her laugh, she turned to Jessica and said, "If thiscountry boy is so eager to make a fool of himself, let him."

"Mom, why are you like this?" Jessica asked, visibly upset.

"What did I do?" Avery retorted.

"It's a shame, especially since Daniel even calls you 'Mom.' He really shouldn't have bothered."

"Who cares about him calling me 'Mom'? It’s his own boasting that got us here. He wanted to bet.Whose fault is that? As a man, even a country boy should act like one and be responsible for hisactions!"

Just then, a hurried set of footsteps approached. A small, elderly man rushed into the emergencyroom. Who else could it be but Joshua?

Bright saw him and hastened to greet him. "Master, why are you here?"

Joshua didn't pay attention to Bright but went straight to Daniel, gripping his hand warmly. "Daniel,I've missed you!" Not satisfied with just a handshake, Joshua also gave Daniel a hearty hug.

Everyone in the room, except for Jessica, was astonished. Joshua really knew this country guy? Heeven called him Daniel?

After exchanging a few brief and friendly words with Joshua, Daniel turned to Pork with a beamingsmile and said, "Uncle, you lost the bet! So, please be a good sport and honor it."

"I lost? Hah! How exactly did I lose?" Pork was not ready to concede.

He was a scion of The Matthews—how could he lose to a country boy? It would be so embarrassingto lose to such a person.

"We bet that he would show up here within ten minutes, and now he's here. That's why you lost."

"True, one condition of our bet was that Joshua would arrive within ten minutes. But remember theadditional condition? You claimed that you were Joshua's teacher and that he'd call you 'Master.'However, when Joshua came in, he did not call you 'Master.' Everyone heard it clearly; he calledyou 'Daniel'!"

Pork might believe that Joshua simply knew this country boy and perhaps even had a slightfriendship with him. After all, Joshua was always friendly and approachable. It wouldn't be toosurprising that he would be friends with this country boy. Moreover, another possibility was thatDaniel could become friends with Joshua because of Jessica.