The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 101

After getting a nod from River Yu, Isabella hurried over to her dad, Chris. "Dad, since Master Yu approves, why won't you let Daniel lift the curse for you? Just lie down on the bed, and I’ll have Daniel chase away the curse and those nasty bugs in your belly!"

"Alright! I'll play along if that's what you want. After all, I'm your dad and you're my daughter! But just to be crystal clear, if that good-for-nothing can't get rid of this curse, he's out of here on the spot! My daughter's assistant has to be an Ivy League grad to step foot in Prosper Group. And another thing, your assistant has to be a girl!” Chris would never accept some country bumpkin as an assistant for his daughter.

He always thought his daughter was too naive. What if she got tricked by this scumbag? That'd be big trouble. He labeled all these rural riff-raff the same – no good! These types always look for shortcuts instead of doing honest work. He was sure this so-called Daniel was only cozying up to his daughter for money.

It wasn't a common problem, but these things certainly happened in big companies. To protect his daughter, Chris was determined to nip any potential threat in the bud!

"If Daniel doesn't find any bugs in your body, I'll definitely fire him. But if he does manage to get those critters out of your belly, then you're not allowed to oppose me hiring him as my assistant!" Isabella insisted on hiring Daniel because of his connection with Jessica.

In Florida, The Evans could do almost anything, but this was New York. To do business here, The Evans needed to connect with The Matthews, New York's richest family. And the best link between the two families was Daniel.

Daniel wasn’t just Jessica's assistant; he was also her pretend sweetheart. The icing on the cake was his skill in medicine. A man like that was very valuable.

Although Chris wasn’t sure what his daughter was planning, he nodded in agreement. "Fine! If that punk can extract the bugs from my stomach, I'll agree to him being your assistant."

"I’m laughing because you have no idea what you’re talking about! Mr. Chris isn’t cursed, and there are no bugs in his stomach. Trying to catch two non-existent bugs from his belly – now that's a joke!"

"Master Yu," Daniel replied, "you’re not laughing about that. You’re laughing because you’re certain I can’t lift the curse you cast. You think I can’t even find those two bugs, let alone remove them. I bet you think that even if I split Mr. Chris open, I wouldn't find any bugs!"

At these words, Sophia immediately panicked. "What the heck are you planning? You dare to cut open my dear Chris? I’m gonna fuck you up!"