Since She Met Lucian

"Since you want to protect her and her daughter, I have nothing else to say. Take care of yourself." All of a sudden, Amelia became cold and distant.

Just when she was about to turn to leave, Lucian grabbed onto her hand. Looking up, she met Lucian's deep eyes, making her cheeks flush a slight pink.

"I've called the doctor. He'll be here soon. Go wash up and get some rest. I'll be here." Lucian's voice had a calming effect to it, which put a little ease on Amelia's restless heart.

This man had played an important role just now in such a critical moment.

Amelia was full of gratitude.

After Amelia left, Lucian looked at Vernon, who was lying on the bed. "Why are you doing this?"

Vernon was frightened and guilty. Lucian saw through his intentions so he had no other choice but to speak out the truth. "Amelia was introverted and sensitive. But it didn't use to be like that. She used to be extroverted and lively. Ever since her mother passed away, Amelia changed. She didn't talk to me. She was indifferent to this family. After several years of being sick, her attitude towards me became better..."

"So all you're saying is that you're just trying to get her attention?" Lucian snorted and shook his head.

"Lucian, I'm relieved to see that you're treating my daughter so well," Vernon let out a contented sigh.

"Amelia still does not know about your real purpose just yet, but she will soon because she's no longer a child. You will never win her trust by pretending like this. What's more, it's really inappropriate for you to joke around with your own health," Lucian said flatly. He stood up and looked down on Vernon, "I've called your attending doctor. You can take a rest and I'll go talk to Amelia."

"Lucian, I know it's my fault. But can you promise me one thing? Please take good care of Amelia." There was shame in Vernon's eyes as he pleaded.

Hearing this, Lucian secretly felt surprised. He thought that Vernon was going to take advantage of his relationship with Amelia for business reasons — it turned out that he wanted Lucian to take care of his daughter.

When he heard these words, Lucian's heart trembled, and then the waves of guilt surged through him.

He couldn't help but realize how little he had cared about Amelia, and how coldly he even acted towards her.

"She is my wife. Don't worry." With or without the contract, Amelia was still really his wife. No matter what the circumstance, it was his obligation to take care of her.

Meanwhile, Amelia was cooking a small pot of porridge in the kitchen. Lucian came in, leaning against the door frame as he quietly watched Amelia for a few moments.

"Is that for your father?" Lucian asked. Walking over, he looked at the food Amelia was cooking over her shoulder.

Amelia nodded and then turned to ask, "Do you want some?"

Amelia was in a

should cook more often in the future," he

these words, Lucian turned

head reluctantly. 'He doesn't really mean that,' she thought in her heart. 'He just wanted to have something

that it was nothing serious, and was only probably caused by stress and

let out a

uneasy. "Lucian," she said to him in a low voice, "I'm worried to leave him all by

suddenly came in. "Dad,

Amelia flashed a mocking smile

Vernon said in a whispered voice. A cough erupted from his chest. There was a reason

Please just focus on getting better." Every time Amelia and Yolanda quarreled, Vernon always told Amelia to just leave her be, even if Yolanda

and deep wrinkles on Vernon's forehead as

dad?" Yolanda asked from downstairs. "Jasper!" she called out, "Can you go check upstairs if my

two hands. At that time, Amelia was only seven years old. While

was still where it was, but it had changed, as well as the

was filled with

live in the rental house to eat boxed lunches than stay at home to

in a while. Then again, she could no longer feel any warmth in

always denigrated her in front of Vernon, blaming her for not keeping her chastity and living with other men at such a young age. Vernon always listened to Sophia and was extremely dissatisfied

of footsteps going up the stairs. A tight

inevitable that this man from her past would

was still a bitterness in her heart that someone she loved had just walked out from her life like that. Memories of the good

knock! "Dad, are you home?" he called out from the other side of the

even raising her head. With her hand on the knob, she turned around and said to

didn't want to spend one second in the same room with

a smile, Lucian stood up and faced Vernon. "Take care of yourself. Just know that you can call me

surged through Amelia's heart when she heard Lucian say this

However, when she saw Jasper's surprised face, she threw her head up proudly and grabbed on to

I just got here with Yolanda. Are you two leaving?" Jasper felt a little embarrassed. He looked at Amelia for a while and hesitantly looked back at Lucian, like a terrified

"Yes," Lucian said matter-of-factly.

room, Amelia turned around to look at her father one last time. "Dad, I made you some porridge. If

Vernon was still her father after all. As the saying goes, 'Blood runs thicker