A Bitter Toast

He narrowed his eyes. The way Aria was acting toward him in front of all these people, it made him lose face.

Pursing his lips, he shot her an unhappy look. "Nadia's already swallowed her pride to make nice with you. Don't be so ungrateful, Aria."

His words were a clear defense of Nadia. They even carried an accusation, implying Aria was the one being unreasonable and deliberately humiliating her.