Since She Met Lucian

Lucian volunteered to wash the dishes after dinner. Amelia stared at Lucian with unblinking eyes as she wondered if her ears were playing tricks on her. She squinted slightly as she asked Lucian, "What did you say just now?" Her words came out slow and soft as if she herself was unsure if she should confirm what she thought she heard.

Her curious eyes were as clear as a child's as she stared straight at Lucian who slowly turned towards her with a playful smile.

Lucian then stared steadily into her eyes and said clearly and softly, "The food you cooked were absolutely delicious. As a reward and thanks, please allow me to wash the dishes for you."

Amelia was unfamiliar to the sudden courtesy that Lucian expressed. But she knew him very well. So she decided to say nothing and silently walked out of the kitchen but stood at the doorway as a mute observer.

Lucian felt uneasy as Amelia's stare burned a hole at his back while he prepared to wash the dishes. So he turned to her and said, "If you're thinking of what to do while I wash the dishes, you can clean the living room or make a pot of tea for me."

His voice was gentle, but had an unmistakable commanding tone to it.

Amelia nodded and immediately went to the living room. She intended to clean it as he suggested. But as soon as she touched a newspaper on the center table, she was startled by a loud crashing sound that came from the kitchen. A bowl broke into a thousand tiny pieces as it fell to the floor.

Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Lucian never had to wash the dishes.

She hurried to the kitchen and saw him squatting down as he picked up the broken pieces of the unfortunate bowl on the floor.

Lucian raised his head and turned towards the doorway of the kitchen and saw her approaching. He was about to stop her, but Amelia was immediately down with her hand on the porcelain shards scattered all around the kitchen floor and was about to start picking them up.

"What?" Their awkward movements caused them to bump into each other by accident that caused Amelia to cut her finger on the sharp edge of one of the porcelain pieces that she reached for when she went down to help.

The wound on her finger bled immediately. Lucian instantly pulled her hand towards him and quickly placed her wounded finger into his mouth and sucked on the bleeding wound.

This simple act of kindness made Amelia's heart beat faster. She stared at Lucian's face in a daze, unaware of the involuntary smile that had spread over her lovely lips.

"Sorry, I didn't mean it." He frowned and looked at her with a guilty look while he continued to suck at her wounded finger.

Amelia was fully aware that he never meant for it to happen. She reached out her hand herself rashly, shook her head and then said with a smile, "You have never washed dishes before in your entire life, have you?"

Lucian relaxed a little when he noticed that she was still in the mood for humor despite what happened. He explained reluctantly, "I used too much detergent. Thus, my hands became too slippery and one of the bowls slipped and fell to the floor."

Amelia nodded in agreement after she listened to his explanation. She then replied back to him with a smile, "I broke many bowls when I washed dishes for my mother in the past. I didn't know how many bowls I'd broken, so I secretly hid them in case my mother found out and scolded me."

Talking about these small details from her childhood made Amelia smile like a child. Her childish smile made her look even more beautiful.

She made light fun of him, and the embarrassment in his heart over what happened quickly melted away.

After cleaning the porcelain fragments in the kitchen, Lucian went to the medicine cabinet and took out some first aid supplies and then bandaged Amelia's wounded hand. He then turned the TV on and told her to watch for a while. He then went upstairs to deal with some documents as Amelia relaxed herself in front of the TV.

felt nervous and happy at the same time when she noticed the drastic

the living room with an envelope in his hand. He handed the envelope to Amelia and asked her to

game he was playing as she accepted the envelope from Lucian. She

gently took out the paper as if it was the most fragile thing in the world. When she unfolded the paper, she was surprised by the elegant handwriting

please forgive me for being irrational

felt warm blood rushing into her cheeks. Her eyes then became misty and warm as her vision started to look as if she

to apologize to her. The thought of the cold and domineering Lucian apologizing was something

long time. Tears welled up in her eyes that she wasn't able to stop from falling down. Lucian became anxious at the sight of Amelia's tears and he

bear the sight of her crying. He struggled to get a handkerchief

her head as a response to Lucian's question. At the same time, Lucian held

unexpectedness of the

criticized myself because I felt that I did something wrong. It is natural for you to misunderstand and become upset with me. It only means that you care about me." She was about to cry even more as she spoke in a quivering voice. She then took several deep breaths

listened to everything that she said. He then held her tightly in his arms without

a long time and never felt the passage of time. In this big house, where there's only two of them,

safe wrapped in his strong arms that she eventually

There was a deep silence that filled the room. Darkness filled her eyes. She moved slightly to one

and it made her feel protected, but... She suddenly froze at

brought her back to full wakefulness. She shivered at the thought that he was lying beside her and she was about to get up from the bed to get

you keep moving, you will regret it." Lucian's voice was low and sinister, like the whisper of a

wide open with shock and horror as

wife, she had never

if she moved just a little would it get her into trouble with Lucian and how much trouble would she be getting

fast as she struggled to breathe. The weight on top of her made her feel like she was getting suffocated and

silence in the room. The huskiness in the voice was particularly attractive against the darkness that filled the room and despite the terror that gripped Amelia's heart. Lucian finally decided to move his body out

we're married for some time now, but she... Maybe she just need some time to get used to living her life as my wife,' Lucian thought to himself to banish his frustration. He breathed deeply as he nodded slightly to

her heart. She held her body tightly in her hands and arms as her heart pounded non-stop. She wondered whether she should turn

will not do anything to you," Lucian said in a soft and

the words of Lucian. Lucian was like a mind reader. He was so intuitive that he could tell what she was so

to it." She held

sleep." he spoke to her in a pleasant and soothing voice as

regardless of the negative experience that she had mere moments before. It was like

When she woke up, she found that Lucian was already up. The thought of being embarrassed at seeing each other because of what happened

into a professional-looking uniform. When she went downstairs, Lucian was reading a newspaper in his hand. He stood up as he saw her come down the stairs. He quietly walked towards her and moved his lips close to her ears. His fluid movement brought a slight

blush. She shyly

breakfast. Let's have breakfast together,"

turned towards the table as she heard him. She was stunned to see that breakfast was indeed prepared and seemed