Chapter 284

Fiona Barnett pressed her lips together—yep, that bite was seriously rough. It hurt like crazy, but she forced herself to hold it in. She was trying to break her habit of crying over every little thing. Noah Hyde frowned hard, taking in her expression. Her eyes were red again, and his gaze darkened. "What the hell's going on with you?" he asked. Fiona couldn’t even talk—it hurt too much. She just pointed at the food on the table, then motioned to her mouth. Her eyes were huge, full of silent complaint. Noah was just about to say she’d forgotten how to talk or something, but then he spotted the red smudge at the corner of her lips. Blood? His eyes narrowed. "You serious? How can you mess up eating dinner this bad?" he snapped, brows tightening even more. Fiona kept her lips clamped shut. And just like that, thanks to his tone, those damn tears were threatening to spill again. Delia Fleming shot him a glare. This guy had zero clue how to treat someone gently, and it annoyed her to no end