Chapter 283

“Don’t you all have better to do? What are you still standing around for?”

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.

were locked on the steak on Ashlyn’s plate, a

brought it to her mouth when she raised her head and noticed the man staring at her. At her steak,

“I want some.”

like a petulant child asking for

that he was an incredibly picky eater

she pushed her steak toward him. “There, you can have

began to cut up the steak happily, leaving her

another portion for herself when he tugged her

The intimacy that came from sharing and

that normally graced his face was nowhere

boy handing a gift to

thought he was acting very

no room for argument as if he would flip the table in a

back down and sighed. “Lucas, I seriously think

look descended upon him while he fixed his gaze on her. “If I am,

physical and mental requirements for being

conceal the fact that his mania had been getting a lot worse since

want

to leave for fear of

around,” she mumbled to herself softly before digging

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