It wasn't that Aurora Sterling didn't want to go shopping with Yvonne Vaughn. It was just that she would rather stay by Damien Valerius's side. So, she had to make up an excuse to put Yvonne off.
But Yvonne's words were completely sincere. Having spent so many years together abroad, she had grown deeply fond of Joanna Jacobs.
However, to the now-paranoid Joanna Jacobs, these words sounded like Yvonne was just trying to brush her off.
Seeing that Joanna Jacobs didn't answer immediately, Yvonne Vaughn realized she might have disturbed her and said apologetically, "Joanna, don't feel pressured. If you're busy, I just won't go out. There's not much to shop for, really. I don't need anything, and if I buy more things, Scott will just nag me about it. You go ahead and get back to your work. I won't bother you."
"It's fine, Yvonne, I'm not busy. I'll just handle what I'm working on and then I'll drive over to get you." Joanna Jacobs ultimately accepted Yvonne Vaughn's invitation.
