The frosty voice of Lucas cut through the daze the crew was in.

“Captain Nolan, Ms. Berry, please enjoy your dinner.”

“We’ll be heading back to our rooms first, Captain.”

With that, the crew slunk away.

Now this was the icy Lucas they were used to. For a moment, they wondered if that man who had stolen the cake off the woman’s plate was another man entirely.

Jenny did not know how she managed to return to her room.

Her legs felt like lead as she dragged herself along while her heart ached dully in her chest.

The pain was enough to push her to the brink of a mental breakdown.

She clenched her fists tightly, fighting to hold back her tears.

Jealousy, hate, anger, bitterness, everything that was negative welled in her and threatened to swallow her up.

What right does that Ashlyn woman have to Lucas’ heart?

Back at the restaurant.

locked on the steak on Ashlyn’s plate, a greedy gleam

she raised

“I want some.”

a petulant child asking for a

an incredibly picky eater with a poor appetite

her steak toward

up the steak happily, leaving

another portion for herself when he tugged her back down. “You

The intimacy that came from sharing

graced his face was nowhere to be

little boy handing

thought he was acting very

firmly when he saw that she remained unmoving. His tone brooked no

I seriously think you

not ill.” A cool look descended upon him while he fixed his gaze on her. “If I am, I wouldn’t be able to

and mental requirements for being a

she was, he had no choice but to conceal the fact that his mania

did not want

did not want her to leave for fear of

you’re the healthiest man around,” she mumbled to

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