Maloney sat between Keith and Trent, which made Hannah wonder what miracle took place for them to sit together.
Before Hannah could utter a polite greeting, a sweet voice came from behind her.
“Am I late?” Elsa chirped, walking past Hannah and claiming the seat next to Remington.
It left the seat next to Bryson as the only unoccupied one, aside from the host’s seat.
Leaning against the chair, Maloney cast a gloating look at Hannah’s predicament.
The others poked her inquisitive and disdainful looks too, making the center of attention for a hot minute.
Elsa followed Remington’s gaze on Hannah. With a raised brow, she asked, “Aren’t you going to sit down, Miss Moore? The food will be served soon.”
After hesitating, Hannah walked toward the table.
Watching her walk in the direction of the empty seat beside Bryson, Remington tapped the table with his fingers heavily. His long face showed he was in a foul mood.
Just when everyone thought Hannah would sit next to Bryson, she walked past him and took the host’s seat.
Everyone was stunned.
The elders didn’t even hold back at giving her dirty looks.
The members of the Pierce and Lyons families remained silent, but displeasure was evident on their faces.
The first person to reproach Hannah was the head of the Austin family. “You! That’s the host’s seat! Even Remington knows it’s disrespectful to take that seat. What makes you think you can?”
Raul Delgado, the patriarch of the Delgado family, seated on the other side of the long table, chimed in, “You’re not abiding by the rules, sweetheart.”
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Then he turned to Wallace and grumbled, “I understand this daughter of yours didn’t grow up with you, but you should have taught her some manners when she returned to avoid this kind of incident. It’s disrespectful, Wallace.”
Because of what happened at the party last time, Bagot knew bett
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er than to castigate Hannah for her questionable choices.
Trying to remedy the tension, Bagot winked at his father to get his attention and said lightheartedly, “It’s just a seat, Dad. No rules are broken or disrespected. Let’s not make a big deal out of it.”
Raul was seldom invited to such a special gathering, so he would always try to make an impression on others whenever an opportunity arose, but Bagot’s interjection deflated his act.
Pissed off, Raul blurted out, “What do you know? Rules are rules!
They should be followed, not disregarded!”
Sharing the same close-minded ideology, the elders of the other families at the table voiced their displeasure at Hannah’s actions.
Having a beef with the Comptons, the Austins reveled at the opportunity to throw stones at them to smear their image.
“No one has ever taken that seat because of the rules, but that girl did because she’s ignorant, which is her father’s fault for not teaching her proper etiquette,” one of the elders commented harshly.