The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 588

An offer of a hundred billion and not selling? Even though the members of the Matthews family suspected Smart might be boasting, his assertion stunned the entire room. At the very least, everyone was now curious about the treasure inside the box Smart held in his hands.

"Smart, stop beating around the bush. Open the sandalwood box in your hands and let everyone see what's inside," an impatient Beauty urged, her curiosity evident.

"You know what they say, curiosity killed the cat, but a woman's curiosity is a thousand times deadlier," Smart said, trying to build suspense. He cleared his throat and announced with an air of importance, "A night pearl!"

Beauty was momentarily at a loss for words; after all the showmanship and the suspense, was it just a night pearl? Nearly rolling her eyes at him, she chided, "Really? After making such a big deal out of it, it's just a night pearl?"

She looked at Smart with disdain. "Smart, what do you take the Matthews for? Sure, we're amongst Washington's The Eight Families, and to ordinary people, a night pearl might be a treasure, but to us, it's nothing special. Bringing a night pearl as a birthday gift would have been fine if you hadn't made such a huge fuss about it. Are you trying to play games with us? With the Matthews?"

"No, Beauty. This night pearl is different. It's not your ordinary variety," Smart insisted.

"Different how?" Beauty asked.

"This particular night pearl has been nurtured for thousands of years in the rich spiritual energies, 8,000 meters deep in the East Sea. It took immense effort, resources, and even the lives of hundreds to obtain it! Someone once bid a hundred billion for it, but we didn’t sell."

Now that Smart had laid his cards on the table, any refusal from Kind would mean a slight to the Evans family. So, without further ado, Kind himself called Smart's bluff.

"Smart, since you claim to be making a marriage proposal to our family, then let's see the bethrothal gift you've brought. You said your night pearl is infused with spiritual energy, and someone offered you a hundred billion for it—words alone aren’t enough. Let's see the proof so everyone can verify its value," Kind challenged.

"Kind, if everything I've said holds true, will you give Jessica to me in marriage?" Smart asked, ready to make the Matthews an offer they couldn't refuse.