"Are you attempting to intimidate me?" Mrs. Guan sneered, her tone dripping with disdain. "Who do you think you are? How dare you threaten me! You want proof? Fine, I'll provide it!"
Without hesitation, Mrs. Guan removed the jade bracelet from her wrist before Mrs. Jia's bewildered gaze. Brandishing it before her, she released her grip, allowing the bracelet to plummet to the ground, shattering into three pieces.
Mrs. Jia's eyes widened in astonishment. "You!"
Mrs. Guan's sneer deepened. "You've broken my bracelet—a piece valued at 400 taels of silver. Mrs. Jia, are you prepared to compensate me with silver or an equivalent bracelet?"
The emerald-green bracelet emitted a soft, ethereal glow, undoubtedly fetching a hefty sum. Even if its value didn't quite reach 400 taels of silver, it easily exceeded 200 taels—an indisputably pricey item.
But Mrs. Jia couldn't possibly afford such a sum, whether it be 200 or 400 taels.
