Chapter 41

Daniel sneered coldly. In contrast, the others were eagerly waiting for the cutting to finish. Feeling smug, Bryson was accepting compliments from those around him. As the machine finished cutting, he quickly walked over. But his expression suddenly froze. "T-This can't be!" Bryson exclaimed in shock. Selena quickly walked forward and pushed Bryson aside. Then, she took out the raw stone from inside. The much-anticipated imperial green was gone. Although there was still plenty of emerald inside, it was filled with countless broken white emerald pieces. As for the imperial green, it was just a thin layer. In the industry, this situation is called "plaster skin". This meant there was only a thin layer with some value, but not much. Given the current situation, it was worth not even 200,000 dollars, let alone two million dollars. Selena held the stone and collapsed to the ground. "How could this happen? I told you not to cut it and just sell it! You damn fool insisted on cutting