Since She Met Lucian

Amelia neither confirmed nor denied it. As she thought of how much time she'd been spending in the SJ Garden, she realized how isolated she's been. Even Courtney was complaining that she only ever spent time with Lucian nowadays. She also realized that she was just a fake wife so she deserved her own living space too. It's not like they were actually married.

"Mr. Lucian, can I ask you a favor?" Amelia asked seriously after some hesitation.

Lucian raised his eyes, looked at Amelia calmly and asked, "What's up?"

His voice was cold and emotionless.

As she gazed back at him, she took a deep breath before speaking. "I think we should set a deadline for our deal."

If they continued to live like this, she wouldn't have neither a future nor freedom.

Hearing that, Lucian's eyes turned dark all of a sudden. In a cold tone, he asked, "Miss Amelia, are you no longer heartbroken?"

Heartbroken? Amelia was confused upon hearing this. She didn't know what Lucian meant.

At first, Amelia only agreed to Lucian to distract her from her heartbreak. But now, since Jasper had married Yolanda, Amelia was too upset and heartbroken to be distracted by anything.

"Mr. Lucian, I don't know why you asked me to pretend to be married to you in the first place. If you just wanted to get your parents off your back then we don't need to pretend anymore. I've already met them and they didn't like me but they did say that they weren't going to interfere with your life anymore." Amelia didn't know where she found the courage to say all of that but she was relieved that she was finally able to speak her mind. They had made so many mistake already and if they continued like this, who knew what's going to happen?

"Amelia, do you think you can go back on your word so easily?" Lucian dropped what he was doing and walked toward Amelia, casting her a cold glance. He said rather harshly, "While it's true that our marriage is a fake, can't you think about your dad who's sick? Can you imagine what it would be like for him if he found out that we were only faking our marriage?"

Amelia looked up, uncertain how to respond.

The fact that this might affect her family never entered her mind. She thought she could just end it as soon as they could like he promised.

"You've made your status in the Mo family very clear. If you strip yourself of the Zhan name, where would that leave you?" Lucian's cold words hit Amelia like a truck.

"Lucian, you really are strange, aren't you? We don't have an emotional connection. Why did you ask me to marry you in the first place? This is just going to hurt the both of us!" If he wanted a marriage so much, why didn't he find someone he loved so that he didn't need have to do something like this again?

Lucian frowned and his eyes seemed to be gleaming in pain. He was able to recover and return to his usual cold demeanor though.

"Your father had a heart attack and lucky for you, I found the best cardiologist to treat him. So you have no choice but to keep the Zhan name. Until then, you're not allowed to talk about ending this deal unless I bring it up first," Lucian spoke in a way that left no room for argument. After he spoke, he turned and left leaving Amelia standing there alone.

wanted the best

how he treated her, she was still able to find it in her

could help her father then Amelia would gladly keep up the act for their fake

just about to leave. However, when he saw her coming down, he raised his eyebrows and

spiteful as he

keep your word." Amelia

as he looked at Amelia's angry face. "You look like

to annoy her. Still, this was her fault. If she hadn't agreed in the first place then she wouldn't be in

realized how hungry she really was. Amelia looked at

can get your energy back when you're full so you can get mad at me again." Lucian silently

requested by Mr. Lucian. Please help yourself." Lily filled up a bowl of soup for

blushed and insisted that she could serve herself then she looked up at Lucian and thought to

sweet but sometimes he would ignore her.

do, you can go out with your friends and I can pick you up around dinner time,"

She put down her chopsticks and asked, "Is there anything

as he said coldly, "Stop assuming I'm up

way?" Their marriage was a deal after all. They needed to discuss everything before they could agree

Amelia and said, "Make sure you get up early tomorrow. You have a

reluctantly, "I'm not going to spend any of your money but I don't want to work in the Zhan

at the sudden movement. She said in a small voice, "Mrs. Amelia,

so

Lily, "Sorry. I

slipped her mind that Lily was still standing next to

morning." Lucian stood up and straightened the bowl that Amelia knocked out. Then he whispered to

too angry to come up with a retort. She initially planned to fight back but when she saw that Lily was gazing back at her curiously, she had to restrain

said it with a smile, there wasn't much enthusiasm in

He answered thoughtfully,

let it go and said boldly, "I can take a

special treatment. The amount she was getting was

lose his job because there's no use for his job anyway?" he said in