The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 269

Daniel, keeping his cool and donning a cheeky smile, responded to Gabriel's accusation, "Gabriel, what do you mean I have ill intentions?"

"You know exactly what you're up to!" Gabriel was intent on defaming Daniel without any evidence, so his retorts were vague.

As Daniel prepared to retort, Abigail cut him off, "Stop arguing already, just treat my dad!"

"Yes, ma'am!" Daniel replied dutifully.

Hearing 'ma'am,' Brittany snapped, pointing an accusing finger at Daniel, "Ma'am? Who are you calling 'ma'am'?"

"Definitely not you, you bitch!"

"You... you country bumpkin, you dare call me a bitch? And you dare hit on another woman right in front of me?"

"Why can't I call other ladies 'ma'am'? Who do you think you are?"

"Who am I? Please clarify your own status here!"

"What status do I have? I'm just your fake boyfriend, nothing real about that. There are no relatives of yours here; do you have the right to stop me from chatting up other pretty ladies?"

His comment angered Abigail, and she lashed out at him, "You're the frog!"

To divert from the awkward moment and recoup some dignity, Gabriel tried to distract everyone by exclaiming, "I get it now! I understand this charlatan's plan. He's a shaman and insists on using acupuncture, which needs to be practiced on corpses. So, under the guise of reviving Liam, he's actually using Liam's body to practice his acupuncture! Liam's movement is just a reflex triggered by the charlatan hitting a specific point that stimulated a nerve, it’s not a sign of him coming back to life."

After finishing his monologue, Gabriel felt quite proud of himself, thinking he had cleverly seen through the charlatan's plans.

Having had her reservations about Daniel from the beginning, Abigail found Gabriel's analysis quite plausible after listening to him. She eyed Daniel warily and asked, "Is what Gabriel said true? Are you using my dad's body to practice acupuncture?"

Instead of answering directly, Daniel countered, "What do you think?"