The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 276 The Gift

"You'd better not have been fooling around outside! If you dare, I'll divorce you and kick you out of my house!" Emily threatened Mason, needing to pin everything on him first to cover up her own actions.

After the reunion, she hadn't slept with Mason. But lately, she indeed felt something was off with her body...

The next day, at noon, Brittany's grandfather, Oliver Cunningham's 80th birthday party, was held at his residence. They weren't a distinguished family, so most of the attendees were relatives, friends, and neighbors.

As the celebration began, Mason promptly presented his gift, a ceramic vase. "Grandpa, wishing you health and longevity! This vase, a 500-year-old antique, is worth a million dollars." Content is © by NôvelDrama.Org.

Daniel caught one glimpse and knew it was a fake. But Mason trying to pass off a counterfeit as genuine to Oliver was none of his concern, so he stayed quiet. He was here with Brittany just to fill his stomach and saw no need to stir up any trouble.

Daniel was enjoying his shrimp, trying to avoid any drama, when Emily decided to pick on him. "Country boy, you're Brittany’s boyfriend, aren’t you? Even if you're not officially together yet, surely you shouldn’t come empty-handed to her grandpa's celebration!"

Daniel quickly took out the two bottles of fifty-year-old vodka he had brought and handed them to Oliver. "Happy Birthday! I hope you enjoy these humble bottles of spirits."

He didn't brag that it was vodka or that it was aged for fifty years.

Seeing this, Emily loudly mocked him, "Brittany, don’t you think this is a bit much? It's your grandpa’s 80th birthday, look at what your boyfriend brought. Two bottles of booze without even a

label, looking all grimy. Are they even drinkable? What if it’s poison? Are you actually trying to get rid of your grandpa on his 80th birthday by poisoning him?"

Brittany, unaware that Daniel had brought a gift, was even less aware that the unassuming bottles were fifty-year-old vodka, each worth a million dollars. So she became infuriated.

Pointing at Daniel's nose, she scolded, "Country boy, what in the world are you doing? It's my grandpa's 80th birthday. It was fine if you didn't bring a gift, I didn’t expect you to. But what's with bringing these two bottles? Are you trying to embarrass me on purpose?"

"The gift isn't for you, so why are you the one getting upset? It's for your grandpa," Daniel responded, then turned to Oliver with a warm smile. "Grandpa, do you accept my gift?"

"Of course! I'm from the country. We don't chase the value of gifts. What matters is the thought, not the price."

Oliver cheerfully accepted the bottles from Daniel, then turned to both Emily and Brittany with a lesson. "You two have been at each other’s throats since you were kids. It’s fine for you to argue amongst yourselves, but nobody gets to speak ill of Daniel. Him coming all this way to wish me a happy birthday shows respect to this old man, he's my honored guest."