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    “I’m sorry, Mr. Ramos. I can’t drink,” Ellie said, her face showing clear disgust.


    Not only did she dislike alcohol, but she also hated being forced to drink, especially by someone like Joseph, whose intentions were clearly dubious.


    “Cut the crap! If you couldn’t drink, I would have known. Hurry up and take this ss. Don’t forget, I’m the director. You have to listen to me.” Now that Joseph had swapped his director’s te for dinnerware, his previous courteous demeanor hadpletely vanished. He now seemed like a business mogul, relishing his power to threaten others.


    Ellie’s gaze subconsciously shifted to Kaiden.


    Leaningzily against the back of his chair, Kaiden watched her quietly. He didn’t say a word, his expression seemingly expecting some sort of spectacle.


    His indifferent attitude reminded Ellie of the time when they had first gotten married. Back then, Kaiden often put her in ufortable positions, teasing her and waiting for her reaction like this.


    Ellie felt a mix of upset and frustration.


    She turned away, her eyes locking onto the ss Joseph was holding.


    For several seconds, Ellie and Joseph stared at each other, neither willing to back down. The atmosphere between them grew increasingly awkward.


    “Mr. Thorpe, let me propose a toast to you!” Nora’s voice cut through the tension. She raised her ss, radiating grace and charm.


    Joseph immediately shifted his attention from Ellie and introduced Nora to Kaiden. “Mr. Thorpe, this is our leading actress, Miss Nora Stewart. She won the Best Actress awardst year.”


    Kaiden remained silent, his expression cold and his gaze indifferent as he looked at Nora.


    He didn’t say anything and didn’t even raise his ss.


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    Nora had spent enough years in the entertainment industry and was well ustomed to the capricious behavior of the bigwigs in the field. She simply smiled awkwardly and said, “It seems that Mr. Thorpe only wants Miss Gordon to raise a toast. Well, I’ll finish my ss of wine on my own.”


    With that, Nora raised her ss to her lips and drained it in one go.


    Demi, who had been silent until then, subconsciously thought Nora was referring to her when she mentioned “Miss Gordon.” However, as her gaze shifted to Ellie, she suddenly realized Nora was addressing Ellie.


    Demi quickly understood that everyone at the table was trying to win Kaiden’s favor. Seeing this, she began to regret her decision to have Ellie with Kaiden.


    Not only was Kaiden handsome, but he also exuded a powerful and domineering aura wherever he went.


    Staring at him from the corner of her eye, Demi couldn’t help but admit that if Kaiden weren’t crippled, he would have easily outshone Erick.


    The people around the table started urging Ellie to raise a toast, putting her in a difficult position.


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