“Allow me to introduce Dr. Fustin Dox,” Allison said quickly.

“Never heard of him. Is he famous?” Gareth said dismissively. He barely spared Dustin a glance as he sipped his tea.

Arthur, who was seated nearby, leaned toward Allison and said in a low voice, “Allison, Mr. Graves is a living legend in medicine. He’s practically a national treasure. How could you seat a complete nobody beside him? Aren’t you worried about offending him?”

“But that young man isn’t ordinary…” Allison hesitated.

“Not ordinary? Compared to Mr. Graves? Nonsense! Not just anyone deserves to sit with him,” Arthur said coldly as his face darkened.

Allison felt trapped. Her mind raced for a solution.

She resolved to ask Dustin if he would mind moving to allow Gareth his rightful place of honor.

Just as she was about to speak, Dustin’s voice rang out unexpectedly.

“Who is this ‘Mr. Graves’? Sounds like an inflated title. Is he even a big deal?” His words stunned everyone into silence.

Allis