"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