He acted as if he hadn’t heard a word I said and forced the glass into my hand.

I pushed it away. It tipped, spilling wine across his expensive suit.

A stunned hush fell over the room.

Then—clack—Bianca slammed her chopsticks down.

“Kevin, enough already! I let it go the other night. And now Darren is trying to patch things up and you’re still making a scene?”

“‘Not feeling well’? More like being petty.”

She grabbed a bottle, poured a glass to the brim and stormed over.

“Here. Drink.”

Darren tried to de-escalate. “Ms. Bianca, it’s fine. He’s not feeling well—don’t force him.”

A few others chimed in, trying to calm her down.

But Bianca wasn’t backing off.

“Kevin, do I not give you enough respect?”

“You’re a grown man. How long are you going to act like a spoiled brat?”

“Darren is being the bigger person and trying to end this nonsense and you’re still putting up a front? Are you trying to humiliate me?”

I looked at her, baffled. “End a conflict? Did I hear that right? Or are you just delusional? Is that what he’s doing?”

“You’re unbelievable!” she snapped.

Fury blazed in her eyes.