Ellis subconsciously took two steps toward Mary, and then he saw Keera and Lewis rushing into the crowd, which made him pause slightly.
He let out a sneer and continued to look down at the wine glass in his hand.
Keira hadn't expected Mary to encounter such an incident either; she hurried over upon hearing the commotion and had just gotten close when she heard the crisp sound of a slap.
She immediately pushed through the crowd and charged in, positioning Mary behind herself, and then turned to Chad. "What gives you the right to hit another person?!"
Chad fixed his gaze on her. "On the grounds of the Davis family's ancestral teachings! I am her elder brother! If she doesn't respect or love herself, I have every right to teach her a lesson!"
Keira countered. "That's domestic abuse!"
Chad circumvented her and turned to Mary, "Mary, come and tell us. Did that count as domestic violence?!"
Mary's face had already begun to swell up.
