Lucas could feel Jackson's fingers pressing down on his neck, as if Jackson was going to strangle him.

Caleb quickly put his glass down and attempted to remove Jackson's hands from Lucas' neck. "Jackson, what are you doing? Lucas is just asking a question. Calm... calm down..."

Caleb was very scared, but Lucas, who was the one getting strangled, didn't seem afraid at all. He asked, "Was it... because of me?"

Right after he said that, the fingers around his neck tightened so much that Lucas struggled to breathe. His face turned red.

Caleb panicked. "Jackson, let him go! Are you trying to kill him?"

If anything happened to either of them in his establishment, he's done for!

He pulled Jackson's arm with all his strength, trying to separate the two men.

Was it... because of Lucas? Jackson stared at Lucas intently.

No, it's not because of Lucas. It was more because Jackson didn't want to risk getting betrayed someday, or be on edge every day for fear that Serenity might develop fe