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.

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, to be more

“I want some.”

like a petulant child asking for a

was well aware that he was an incredibly picky eater with a poor appetite to

toward

up the steak happily, leaving her

and prepared to get another portion for herself when he tugged her back down. “You can

were shining with pleasure. The intimacy that came from sharing and exchanging foods

cold and apathetic expression that normally graced his face was nowhere to

he was like a little boy handing

he was acting

that she remained unmoving. His tone brooked no room for argument as if he would flip the table in a rage if

she sat back down and sighed. “Lucas, I seriously think you should see a therapist. This is a mental illness that needs

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

requirements for being a pilot were very

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

want to scare

to leave for fear

You’re not sick; you’re the healthiest man around,” she mumbled to herself softly before digging

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