At the dining table, Matthew peeled the shrimp for Lucy with an affectionate look on his face.

Lucy happily ate the shrimp on her plate. It felt nice not having to peel the shrimp herself.

After she finished the shrimp on her plate, Matthew scooped up some of Lucy's favorite vegetables for her.

For a moment, Lucy completely ignored Cillian, who was sitting across from her.

Cillian looked at Matthew bitterly. Why did he even get his hopes up just now?

The two of them were in love.

He suppressed the bitter feeling in his heart and ate his food as calmly as possible.

Suddenly, Lucy stood up and said to Matthew, "Matt, I need to use the restroom. Take care of Cillian for me."

Nodding, Matthew smiled at her. "Don't worry. Just leave it to me."

After Lucy left, the atmosphere at the table was much chillier as the two men stared at each other expressionlessly.

"So, Mr. Cillian, what do you plan to do with my wife?"

understood what Cillian was up

After swallowing, he wiped

noticed that I

words made the air around them even

Matthew narrowed his eyes.

but Cillian did not give him the

at

badly, I won't hesitate to take

was not afraid of Matthew, even if he was

Lucy for seven years. The end result was not what he had been hoping for, but he

Matthew rejected that possibility

was a faint smile

If anyone else wants to lay a finger on my

turned a blind eye to Matthew's

relief to the tense

sensed the tension between them and asked curiously, "What's going on

Matthew. "Did you not help look after our

it's fine," Cillian spoke up for

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