Unexpectedly, Jarrod spoke up. “it's alright. I agree that it was disrespectful. No matter what, Roscoe is still a member of the Watts family, and what he did was unacceptable."

Jarrod turned to Nicole and said with a teasing expression, “Are you trying to defend Roscoe?"

It was Nicole's turn to be speechless. She couldn't read his intentions, but she knew that his seemingly calm expression actually hid his temper.

The man was even more baffled. He felt the tension rising at the table. Nicole seemed to be taking Roscoe's side, but Jarrod himself wasn't. The two had opposing opinions, but when it came down to it, the man knew who to flatter.

The man chose not to participate in the conversation anymore and left with a smile after bidding Jarrod farewell. However, when he passed by Roscoe, he intentionally bumped into Roscoe, causing the wine to spill over his clothes. "Are you blind?" he shouted. "You spilled wine all over me!"

Roscoe looked in confusion at the man who suddenly appeared. The man clearly hit him with his elbow.

Calmly, Roscoe answered. "I think you're mistaken. You were the one who bumped into me."

The man sneered, “Are you accusing me? Do you have proof?"

No one came to Roscoe's aid, and the man bellowed in laughter. He grabbed a bottle of wine from a passing waiter and poured it all over Roscoe's head. "You're not welcome here. Ingrates Like you don't belong in this place. You should leave."

The man humiliated Roscoe with both actions and words.

Sounds of smirk rose from the crowd as people watched the spectacle.

Roscoe could no longer hold back. He threw a punch at the man, and a fight immediately broke out.

However, it was quickly made clear that the man was no match against Roscoe. Security guards were called over, but they were obviously biased, and instead of breaking up the fight, they joined in to beat Roscoe up.

Seeing how Roscoe was outnumbered, Nicole shot up from her seat. But before she could take the step, she felt a hand close around her wrist, forcing her to sit back down.

Jarrod spoke in a cold voice. "If you help him now, you'll only make things worse."

Nicole felt as if her feet were nailed to the floor. She looked at Jarrod with a pleading expression. “Jarrod, please, spare him. You know that I can't be with him anymore." When she chose to marry Jarrod for Austin's sake, she had completely removed the word “marriage” from her life. She would not marry or be with anyone else.

She didn't want to bring more suffering to Roscoe.

"As long as you don't get involved with him again. Otherwise, you'll just cause more trouble for him." Jarrod's voice was ruthless.

Nicole watched as Roscoe was kicked out of the banquet by the security guards.

Roscoe was completely excluded from the circle in Ardens, and the Watts family owed a huge debt. If the company really went bankrupt, then Roscoe, as the legal representative, would have to deal with everything. He could even be put in jail. All of this was related to her.