Chapter 36 Naive

"Daniel, you're being too naive. Do you really think I've never seen this kind of tactic before? You don’t need to make empty threats; I won't fall for them." Daniel didn’t bother to argue and simply asked Nicholas, "So you are giving up the chance to buy this sculpture for fifty million?" "Yes, I'm giving up! Since you're so confident, why would I want to prevent you from doing what you think you can? I want to see how you manage to sell a sculpture worth five million for eighty million to me. If you fail later on, my offer for this sculpture will be only three million." Nicholas turned to Jessica as a reminder, "Jessica, the sculpture is yours, and even though you've authorized Daniel to handle it, you're still the boss and can take back the authority over the sculpture at any time. Even though you don’t lack money, by having Daniel's words devalue the sculpture from five million to three, that doesn’t seem optimal, does it?" He didn’t want any unexpected turn of events! He had h