"You little bitch! You better watch your mouth," Mandy snarled at Sherry with fury. Just as she was about to slap Sherry, Jean stopped her. "Mom, enough. You're overreacting."
"Jean..." Mandy gaped at her daughter with disbelief. "I'm not doing anything wrong. Look at them. They never treated you as the hostess. If I don't teach these people a good lesson today, they will continue look down on you."
"You're right about one thing, Mrs. Gu." Sherry looked at Mandy with cold eyes. To be honest, they already had problems with Jean, so it was normal for them to have conflict eventually.
"You are right. We never saw Miss Gu as the hostess. She is just Mr. Chen's guest. As servants, it is natural for us to treat a guest and the hostess differently to avoid making a fool of ourselves. You aren't even Mr. Chen's guest, Mrs. Gu. What right do you have to teach us a lesson?
We were brought up by our parents. We work here to give our families a better life, not to be beaten by you."
"You're such a bitch. How can you say that?" Mandy's nose flared and she rushed forward to pull Sherry's hair. "You will regret what you said..."
"Enough!" Jean yelled. She had been standing on the side, silently watching the scene unfold. Although she was in pain, she wasn't in a hurry to go to the hospital.
Sherry stood proud with what she had said and the servants agreed with her. They all stared at Jean with contempt.
Deep inside, Jean was furious with them. It was time for her to fire these servants.
"Jean, stay out of this. I'll handle them myself," Mandy haughtily informed her daughter.
"Mom, stop it." Jean had run out of patience, refusing to stay calm. She touched her mother's arm and said, "They're right. I'm just Terence's guest."
"But..." Mandy was not convinced. These servants had crossed the line and she couldn't stand it.
"Don't worry." Jean approached Tracy and gently smiled. "Are you okay?"
"Yes..." Tracy was frightened of Mandy. She was shivering in fear that Jean would hurt her.
"Don't be afraid." Jean gave them a small smile. "I didn't properly grip the cup. As you all know, my hand was injured and I have yet to recover my strength. I lost control, so I hope you don't mind."
"Of course not..." Tracy stared at Jean, not knowing what she was supposed to do.
"My mom is hot-tempered. She was simply heartbroken when she saw me get hurt, so she hit you. I hope she didn't scare you," Jean explained to Tracy with worried eyes. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, Miss Gu." Tracy let out a sigh of relief. She looked at her and commented, "Your hand's condition seems serious. You should probably go to the hospital to have it checked."
She was embarrassed after hearing Jean's explanation. Tracy stared at her hand and feared that it would become swollen if it wasn't treated on time.
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