At that moment, all eyes in the hall were fixed on Ellis and Chloe.
The crowd's gazes brimmed with curiosity, confusion, and surprise.
"Isn't that the heir of the Adams family and the heiress of the Hayes family? What's going on?" someone whispered, their voice tinged with disbelief.
"This doesn't look good," another person muttered under their breath.
"What are you staring at? Never seen a man hit a woman before, huh?" Ellis barked, his glare sweeping over the murmuring crowd. His eyes burned with fury, daring anyone to say another word.
Chloe kept her head lowered, tears pooling in her eyes. Her body trembled slightly like a delicate flower caught in a raging storm, fragile and defenseless.
Ellis shoved her onto a nearby chair, his movements rough and unkind.
"Sit down and don't m
