"I went to the gemstone market. I initially wanted to get some stuff, but I bumped into the woman who captured me at the bar the other night," Jane replied to Cory before Benji could say anything."I was still angry about that incident, so I got into a quarrel with her. I'd only said a few words when she attacked me!"Jane pursed her lips, looking aggrieved. She grabbed Cory's hand and placed it on her waist. "I was thrown to the floor. My hip hurts so much it's about to break."Cory was still looking at Benji. He asked coldly, "Why didn't you bring that woman back?""He wouldn't dare!" Jane interjected once more. "I was being stepped on by that woman, yet all he did was try to talk her out of it!""Was that really the case?" Under Cory's cold gaze, Benji hesitated. He subconsciously glanced at Jane.Cory made up his mind. He rubbed Jane's hip and sent her away. "Get the household staff to deal with your injuries."Jane pursed her lips. "Will you stand up for me?""Let me
The next evening, the lights of the gemstone market had just lit up. The gemstones sparkled under the lights.Yvonne was still checking on the gemstones in Charlotte's stall when a figure appeared."Ms. Miller, might I ask if you have the time right now?"Yvonne looked up. She immediately recognized the man as one of Cory's men from the day before."Hmm?""Cory is right outside. He can't come in. I'm sure you understand why." Benji smiled. He was afraid that Yvonne might have other concerns. He immediately opened his coat to show her. "I didn't bring any weapons, nor did our men outside. Cory just wants to talk to you."Yvonne sized Benji up and furrowed her brows. "Cory's looking for me? Is he seeking justice for Jane?""I don't really know why he wants to talk to you, but the fact that he came to Calbert's territory on his own shows how sincere he is about this meeting. "Besides, with your fighting skills, we won't be able to capture you."Benji had witnessed Yvonne's per
"I'm just curious about Emerald Group's Ms. Y." Cory smirked. "Besides, you left a huge impression at the auction."Yvonne finally understood what he was hinting at. He was there to settle an old score."The rule at auctions is that the highest bidder wins. I can't bear to part with the pink diamond, so I had no choice but to offend you."Yvonne smiled. "Why don't you pick a high-quality gemstone at the market? Consider it a token of my apology.""There's no need for that, Ms. Y. It's fine," Cory said calmly. Yvonne couldn't discern any emotions in his tone. She went along with him. "Thank you for letting me off the hook back then and for not being petty with me."Cory looked at Yvonne in confusion. Judging by her words, he guessed that she didn't know that Stephen had secretly helped her."You let Jane go yesterday. Consider us even." Cory paused for a while. "I know your grudge with Jane runs deep.""Letting her go doesn't mean anything." Yvonne said, "Ms. Ford has a strong
"Uh…" Jane felt sheepish. She stuttered for a long time, but she still couldn't find her words."The gemstone market is Calbert's territory. You only took a few men, yet you had the audacity to provoke Yvonne. Only she will let you go."Cory held back his anger. He enunciated, "You could have died there, and I wouldn't have been able to rescue you."If Yvonne hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have realized that her actions the day before showed how little she cared about his men's lives. He could sacrifice his men in battle while trying to fight for power, but never for no reason because of his woman's stupidity.Cory clenched his fist tightly and said coldly, "You'll stay in your room and reflect on your mistakes. When you finally understand what you've done wrong, I'll let you out."Jane was bewildered. "Cory, you can't do this to me. Didn't you promise me you'd help me take down Emerald Group? We're going up against Yvonne. Sacrifice is necessary—""Not all sacrifices are nec
Three days later, Yvonne prepared to return to Northerna City. Everyone in the market was there to bid her farewell, except Charlotte. Betty explained apologetically, "Charlotte went to the mines at the last minute, so she couldn't come to send you off. I'll give her an earful when she returns.""It's fine. The business is more important." Yvonne smiled and turned to look at Calbert. "You still remember what I told you?""Yes, not to let Charlotte—" Halfway through, he received a warning look from Yvonne.He shrugged. "Don't worry. Just go back to Northerna City. I'll continue looking into Mark's whereabouts. I'll inform you the moment I have any news.""Okay." Yvonne got in the car and waved goodbye to everyone. "You can all return to your stalls."…As Yvonne's plane took off, Stephen received the news on his phone.He had just finished reading the message when someone went over to him, trying to look at his phone. Yet Stephen locked his phone screen at that moment.Jam
Yvonne returned to Miller Villa that night. The moment she entered, a fluffy figure pounced on her, and she almost fell to the ground.Then, a wet tongue licked all over her face. There was the smell of soap on the fluffy body.Yvonne laughed from feeling ticklish. "Doodoo, calm down."Edith came out of the kitchen when she heard a commotion. She looked at the scene by the door and laughed. "It's you. You must be tired. Do you want some food? I'm making pasta.""Okay."It took a lot of effort before Yvonne was able to calm the excited Doodoo down. She walked over to Edith. Doodoo was still following her, wagging its tail."Mrs. Jenner, thank you for taking care of Doodoo. You've really taken good care of him.""It's a small matter. Doodoo's a great dog. Giving him a bath wasn't a big deal." Edith looked at Doodoo and smiled. "I guess Doodoo missed you a lot. When you weren't around, he waited by the door all the time, and now he's finally seen you.""I left in a hurry the oth
"If you really want to go back, you can."Edith's eyes brightened. "You think I should go back?""No." Yvonne smiled helplessly. "Of course, I think you shouldn't go back to such a heartless family, but that's just what I think. It isn't what you think."You'd lived with the Carrington family for so many years. It will be hard to cut off all ties with them smoothly. I can understand that you might be missing them."Seeing how Edith looked a little swayed, Yvonne knew that her words had hit the nail on the head."If you really want to go, I can go with you," Yvonne suggested."What?" Edith was a little surprised. "You want to come with me?""What else can I do? Mr. Carrington gave me your responsibility. I must take good care of you. How could I let you go back to the Carrington family alone?"Yvonne pretended to look stern and clenched her fists. "If the Carrington family dares to bully you, I can protect you too."Edith looked at Yvonne for a long time. Tears welled up in her
Agatha was constantly distracted during the next few days after the call.That day, Heidi was giving Agatha an update on the birthday party's preparations. She had asked for Agatha's opinion a few times but received no response.Heidi finally waved her hand in front of Agatha. "Grandma, were you listening to what I said?"Agatha came to her senses. She glared at Heidi unhappily and shoved her hand away. "How rude. I'm listening!"Heidi was unhappy that she had been reproached for no reason. Yet she had no choice but to endure it. She smiled and said, "I was just unsure because you don't seem to have an opinion on this.""I don't have any opinion. Just arrange it." Agatha looked at the guest list on the table. "Just don't invite too many outsiders this year."Heidi looked a little conflicted. She picked the guest list up and handed it to Agatha. "Why don't you have a proper look? These are all close friends of our family. We invite them every year. If we don't invite them this y