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

mouth when she raised her head and noticed

“I want some.”

was demanding, like a petulant child

well aware that he was an incredibly picky eater with

toward him. “There, you can have

he began to cut up the steak happily, leaving her to shake her

herself when he tugged her back down. “You

pleasure. The intimacy that came from sharing and

and apathetic expression that normally graced his face was nowhere

like a little boy handing a gift to

he was acting very

she remained unmoving. His tone brooked no room for argument as if he

back down and sighed. “Lucas, I seriously think you should see a therapist.

fixed his gaze on her. “If I am, I wouldn’t be

and mental requirements for

how perceptive she was, he had no choice but to conceal the fact that his mania had been getting a lot worse since

not want

her to

around,” she mumbled to herself softly before digging

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