The Understated Dragon Lord
Chapter 954 You’ve Lost

When he finished, he was crushed to discover it was still spotless-not a trace of red in sight.

"Daniel, what's going on? Your Heliotrope-I thought you colored it?"

"Well, how does it look now?" Daniel grinned. "Going to stick to your belief that the blood-red color is from dye?"

"Of course! It still makes sense you dyed it!"

"If I dyed it, Grant, after your hard touch, your fingers would have to show some remnants of the color. But look at your fingers-perfectly clean!" "Don't think you can pull one over on me. You must have used a top-quality dye, making it stick well, and that's why nothing came off!"

Grant was adamant, determined not to believe Daniel.

"You insist the Heliotrope is dyed! I'm tired of arguing. Every time you see the truth, you refuse to acknowledge it."

Daniel rolled his eyes and offered the Heliotrope to Aaron. "Hey, Aaron, you're an expert. Can you check this? Is the red color from dye?" Aaron accepted the stone and examined it closely, even scratching it with his nail.

After checking, he said, "If it was dye,

it

off easily,

t stick well. It would smo

, even if just to

fightly.

But it isn't coming off at all

"Marcus, based on what you're saying, you're acknowledging it isn't dyed-it's the real deal?" Daniel asked.

"Exactly!" Aaron nodded, adding,

"The surface is indeed this color, and yes, it's rare But it's only a thin layer on the surface. While it might look amazing, it doesn't make it worth two million. If I had to assess, d say it's worth about five hundred thousand. That's significantly short of two million. So, country boy, your bet is still a loss."

"Wait, so you're saying this Heliotrope is only worth five hundred grand?"

Aaron nodded. "Yes."

"What if I cut it open? If the inside has this color too, what's it worth?"

"Even if

still be

of it is like this, it could

Stop Worth two million. If the e

stone is like this, it's worth four or five million!"

Aaron had no intention of lying, wanting to give an honest assessment based on observation.