Jackson glanced sideways at Lucas.

Lucas, seemingly aware of this, shifted his gaze to meet Jackson's eyes.

The two men's eyes met in mid-air. There seemed to be a silent battle going on between them.

Suddenly, the corner of Jackson's mouth curled into a smile. He reached out and wrapped his hand around Serenity's shoulders, leaned down to move his face close to hers, and softly repeated his previous question, "What did you say you would let her have?"

That stung Lucas.

Jackson… was doing it on purpose!

Was he deliberately acting intimate with Serenity to tell other people to stop having funny ideas about her?

It left a bitter taste in Lucas' mouth.

He could not believe that he would actually fancy another man's fiancée.

He had never lacked for women. He had never bothered to hit on women who already had significant others.

All the women he had been involved with had done so willingly.

However... Serenity was an exception.

Was it because she looked too similar to the girl i