Chapter 30 Another Bet

Nicholas couldn't help but burst into roaring laughter, then stared at Daniel like he was looking at a fool. "Two billion? Who are you going to sell to? Who would pay two billion for your junk?" "The buyer is right in front of me." "Right in front of you? Who? Who would be that stupid?" "Of course, it’s you, Smiley Nick." Daniel’s answer left Nicholas momentarily taken aback. Then, he laughed even louder. "What did you say? You want to sell these three pieces of junk to me for two billion? Jessica, your assistant, did he escape from a mental institution? If his brain functioned normally, could he say such a thing? Expecting me to pay two billion for these three items? If you succeed, I'll kneel down to apologize to you!" Nicholas was confident; he hadn’t met his match in the art of deception for decades. For a mere assistant to dare claim he'd make Nicholas pay two billion for what was essentially five million dollars' worth of forgeries – the assistant clearly didn't grasp the r