All of them were silent.
Sydnee's and Eliot's eyes met, and Sydnee felt a little embarrassed after a few seconds. She instinctively wanted to take back her hand, but Marquise mistook her action. He thought she was trying to get rid of him in front of Eliot.
Rey's companion was a nosy gossiper. When he saw Eliot, he immediately remembered that Eliot had had fight with Marquise for Sydnee at the last banquet, so he smiled and said, "Hey, isn't that Mr. Eliot who had a fight with Mr. Marquise for Miss Sydnee last time? What a coincidence. Rey, stop messing with them. Hurry up and come over here."
As the gossiper saw Eliot holding onto Elsie's arm, he thought for a moment and said joyfully, "Hey, that's Miss Elsie, right? Rey, I heard that you flirted with her when you two were at the Buckley's before.... The relationships among you people are so complicated. You bullied someone's sister, so your woman is taken away by her brother...."