Since She Met Lucian

Amelia bit her lower lip and quietly retreated her steps, not wanting to disturb the seemingly loving couple.

When she left, she couldn't ignore the overwhelming sadness that she was feeling. It didn't help that tears were falling down her face too.

It was a nice day outside. As she walked, she felt the cold wind blowing in her face. Trembling in her thin coat, she didn't expect for today to be a chilly one. She thought that by now she would be sweating buckets.

She stood at the corner of the street and looked at the busy city. Suddenly, she wondered where she should go.

She pulled up Courtney's number on her phone, hesitating for a while. They had just seen each other the other night after all. That night, Courtney expressed her worries about how Amelia was acting. Who knows what Courtney would do if she saw Amelia like this? She might even confront Lucian!

With that, she decided that she wasn't going to tell Courtney about her deal with Lucian. She just thought it was better that less people knew about it and she also just didn't want Courtney to worry about her.

Suddenly, her phone buzzed startling her that she almost dropped her phone. It was Lucian calling.

A bitter smile emerged on her lips. 'Why is he thinking of me while he's with his girlfriend?'

For some reason, she felt sad. Even though she knew that her marriage with Lucian was just fake, she still cared about their relationship.

When her phone stopped ringing, she sent Lucian a text message that wrote, "I'm going shopping. Enjoy your day with Sasha."

After that, she took a deep breath. When she was about to cross the street, her phone vibrated again.

It was Lucian calling again. She rejected the call without hesitation.

If Lucian called again, she was going to turn off her phone so he couldn't call again.

She didn't even know why she wasn't answering his calls.

As much as she wanted Lucian to be happy with Sasha, there was still a part of her that felt sad.

When she recalled what she had told Iris, she felt distressed. It didn't help that Lucian had overheard her too.

Who wouldn't be embarrassed? She practically confessed her love to a man but was rejected ruthlessly.

she frowned impatiently. Just as she was

it?' She sniffed and tried to calm

phone and answered it in

If you're free, do you want to come over and help me in the

agreed so she could forget about the hurt she was feeling and at the same time,

customers. This wasn't the first time that Amelia was helping out, she used to do this before and she'd be in charge of

while, Amelia temporarily forgot about Sasha and Lucian since she was so busy with

over a glass of lemonade

know what she was feeling.

are red. It looks like you just cried," Courtney pointed

I didn't sleep well last night," she explained

just cried; she just didn't expect

have something on your mind?" Courtney eyed Amelia,

really good at lying which was why she was so flustered when Courtney started questioning her. Stirring her drink uneasily, she felt as if her heart was going to jump out of her

paranoid again?" Amelia rolled her eyes and changed the topic. "Did you send me a message yesterday telling me that Kent proposed to you? Tell me all about it! How did he

got down on his knee, asked me to marry him, and promised to love me forever," Courtney squealed, blushing in

her. "You know, Kent really does

been there. She was so

my best friend? Why aren't you worried about me? What if marrying Kent isn't a good idea after all?" Courtney pretended to be

sarcastic tone, "Well, everyone knows Kent has a good temper. You're

why I like him!" Courtney

and asked,

from Amelia forcefully. "Look at you! You're so thin! You need

Amelia rolled her eyes at

back in Amelia's mind. Now she couldn't stop thinking about him again along with Sasha and how intimate they were with

furrowed her eyebrows together as she pondered on this thought. This immediately put her in a sour mood just like

in front of me?" With a disapproving look on her face, Courtney approached Amelia and asked curiously,

Courtney could ask

it. She glared at Courtney and said angrily, "Courtney, when did