With his head held high and an air of arrogance, Lnd clinked sses with Kieran. The sound of their sses meeting was crisp and clear, cutting through the hum of conversations and causing an abrupt silence to nket the room. All eyes turned toward Lnd. From a distance, a sly smile crept onto Freya''s face.


    Oblivious to the gravity of his action, Lnd had downed his champagne in one gulp, and Johanna remained equally unaware of any faux pas.


    Eloise''s expression soured noticeably.


    On the other hand, Kieran hadn''t touched his champagne, his gaze growing darker.


    Wide-eyed, Luna eximed, "Is Lnd out of his mind? Who does he think he is? Does he have any idea how this will affect his standing here?"


    Lnd didn''t say a word until he finished his champagne, which was a real party foul.


    What was Kieran''s status? And what was Lnd''s? How dare Lnd not speak anything to wee and thank Kieran during a toast? That was practically inviting ridicule.


    The room was eerily silent, everyone watching Kieran''s reaction closely. Over the years, no one dared to be so arrogant before Kieran. Even Ronan, who hadpeted fiercely with Kieran, would say something when clinking sses with Kieran. But Lnd''s audacity knew no bounds.


    "Mr. Sutton, thank you!" Lnd shamelessly thanked Kieran, further igniting the amusement in Freya''s eyes.


    Previously with her dancer background, Johannacked understanding of these nuances, and ever the rogue, Lnd never bothered to learn the drinking etiquette.


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    No one in the room would believe Lnd''s ignorance was innocent. It seemed more like a deliberate provocation, likely even in Kieran''s eyes. "Quite the bold move, young man," Kieran remarked, though his champagne remained untouched.


    Eloise''s face soured even more, since the whole toast thing was her idea. She wanted to put Freya on the spot but she didn''t expect Lnd tock such basic manners.


    "Mr. Sutton, what seems to be the problem?" Johanna asked, seeing Kieran''s cold departure and feeling utterly confused.


    Frowning, Eloise criticized, "Mr. Lnd has no sense of proprieties. Doesn''t he know to say something honorable to Mr. Sutton before drinking his champagne?"


    With that, she hurried after Kieran, worried he might think she had orchestrated this blunder to make him look bad.


    Johanna and Lnd were left in the dark, baffled by the turn of events.