Just as Matthew reached out to grab the glass of alcohol, Sasha stopped him. “That’s enough! My husband doesn’t drink! Aren’t you forcing him into a difficult position?!”

Dionysus leisurely replied, “There’s a first for everything. If he starts drinking now, won’t he drink again in the future?”

The rest began clamoring noisily too. “That’s right! How could anybody not drink in our current society?”

“Haha; wasn’t he bragging a lot just now? Turns out he has never had a drop of alcohol before! Tsk, tsk. What an embarrassment!”

“President Cunningham, if your husband doesn’t drink, you can drink in his stead!”

“Hahaha; what a good idea…”

The laughter continued throughout the room; some were even openly making fun of Matthew now. Similarly, Demi leaned over and said, “Sasha, you should just let Matt drink. My friends have apologized and even drank a glass in his honor. If you refuse to accept their sincerity, it’s hard to justify your actions. One should always act with dignity and respect others. If you don’t respect others, how would others respect you in return?”

Liam added softly, “Matt, I will be very embarrassed too if you refuse to drink. Are you trying to embarrass us in front of our friends?”

Then, Sasha anxiously said, “Demi, w-why are you taking their sides and going along with them?!”

Demi replied, “These are my friends! Of course, I’ll speak up on their behalf! Besides, there are rules on how people should act. How is it reasonable if you refuse to drink even though they drank in your honor? That’s just looking down on them!”

 

livid. These people were clearly out for Matthew’s neck. Thus, she gritted her teeth and said, “Forget it; Matthew,

moment, one of the men threw a bottle of alcohol to the ground. “D*mn it. If you refuse that drink, I will keep you here even if I have to put my life on the line! You b*stard! We have never in our lives lowered our heads for anybody before! Even so, we politely drank a glass in your honor! How dare you refuse it? You’re blatantly

was spinning in circles. She never imagined that they would walk into a trap by coming downstairs. Still, she had never seen Matthew drinking before in all the years she had known him. Gritting her teeth, she prepared herself to drink this glass on

moment, Matthew suddenly spoke up.

he picked up

she

waved her off, indicating that she had nothing to worry

They were secretly feeling delighted that he had finally fallen into their trap. Soon, the

turned his gaze to Sasha. “President Cunningham, it’s your

those words. How can I finish

out of this. This is men’s business; let’s settle this between men. You can’t justify forcing a woman to

wanted to argue, “But, I drank such a huge

“And I

I toasted both of

glass to two people. What sort

loss for words. After a moment of silence, he gritted his teeth

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