"Hello, foolish woman, what do you mean by that?" Annie looked furious, raising her voice as she questioned Xia Chuyi.
Xia Chuyi's expression was incredibly calm as she spoke to Jackson and his sister entirely in English, "Mr. Jackson, Miss Annie, I have a few questions for you."
"Mr. Jackson, are you trying to trade emotion for property?" Xia Chuyi first looked at Jackson, asking in an utterly calm tone.
"I, I didn't mean that..." Jackson, hearing her question, immediately tried to argue.
But Xia Chuyi didn't listen to his excuse and simply shook her head, continuing, "Unfortunately, I'm sorry."
Watching him expressionlessly, her eyes carrying a hint of sarcasm, she said, "From the moment your parents abandoned your kin, they had also forsaken familial affection."
"So, if you say that emotions can be traded for property, you would receive nothing because you lack 'affection.'"
Every word from Xia Chuyi was ironclad, each letter sharp as a needle.
"I..." Jackson opened his mouth, still wanting to argue.
Xia Chuyi ignored him, instead bypassing Jackson and turning to Annie, she asked sternly, "As for Miss Annie, what you just mentioned means that as blood relatives, you have the legal right to inherit the Bao Family's fortune, correct?"
"Humph, that's a fact!" Annie, upon hearing Xia Chuyi's question, held her head high, with a hint of pride, she said.
Upon hearing this, Xia Chuyi let out a cold laugh and continued, "Then Miss Annie, may I ask, are you referring to the laws of the United States or the laws of Country Z?"
Annie, not understanding her point, frowned and said rather dissatisfied, "What's the difference?"
Xia Chuyi shook her head slightly, her voice filled with a bit of sarcasm, very calmly stated, "If it is according to the laws of the United States, then sorry, the laws of the United States do not have the authority to extend to Country Z."
Pausing deliberately, Xia Chuyi then continued, "As for, if it's the laws of Country Z... then even more sorry, Mr. Jackson and Miss Annie, your parents were defectors who fled the country in those days."
"As defectors, the moment they left Country Z, they lost all rights to be protected under the laws of Country Z."
"So, Mr. Jackson and Miss Annie, please put away your hypocritical faces and leave this place immediately, right now, at once."
"Otherwise, I can't guarantee that I won't call the police and inform them that your parents were, in fact, defectors."
"As you know, the current situation in the country is not very clear, and for people of your status, it is always extremely cautious."
That last sentence from Xia Chuyi carried a heavy tone of threat and warning.
"You..." Annie glared at her hatefully.
Xia Chuyi's expression unchanged, looked directly at Annie and said calmly, "What about me?"
Annie glared at her, momentarily at a loss for words.
Xia Chuyi then continued, "I'm giving you ten seconds, if you do not leave, I will call the police."
Her expression showed not the slightest hint of jest.
Frightened and furious, Annie stomped her feet and shouted, "You! You despicable woman! That's utterly disgraceful!"
"Ten, nine, eight..." Xia Chuyi, completely ignoring her, started counting with a stern and serious expression.