Since She Met Lucian

Only when Amelia was left alone in the spacious office did she collapse on the ground weakly. At that moment, she remembered the last thing Lucian told her.

‘Because of Jonny, he...’ The more Amelia thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. Her tears slowly rolled down her cheeks into the hard floor as her heart ached.

That day, Amelia couldn’t concentrate. She had a lot of things to attend to, but she couldn't bring herself to do them. Because of that, she resigned to spending the whole day inside her office. When lunch time came around and Eric came to her office to ask her out, she quickly came up with an excuse not to go. "I’ve already ordered mine online," she lied. Having not slept last night, she decided to get some rest. By the time she woke up, it was already dark outside.

She silently fumbled for the phone beside her table. ‘Seven o’clock in the evening,’ she thought, surprised by how her day just came and went. It also surprised her that she missed two calls from Lily.

Slowly, she got up and proceeded to turn on all the lights in the office. As she was looking around the room, a thought suddenly occurred in her head. ‘Should I go back to the SJ Garden?’ she thought gloomily. ‘Because if I don’t go back... where will I go?’

Courtney, when she broke up with Kent, decided to stay at her parents’ mansion for days, refusing to see anyone. Her case was a tad bit different from that, however. If she went back to her parents‘ house, she would definitely be laughed at by Sophia.

As Amelia left the Zhan Group’s building, she felt the quietness all around her. She walked along the dark road not knowing where to go. Her only companions were the distant neon lights, but they did not give her any comfort. She felt more alone than ever before, an indescribable feeling of sadness raging inside her.

‘Did Lucian really get angry this time? Is that why he didn't call me?’ When she caught herself having these thoughts, she sneered. "Hey, Amelia," she said with a firm voice. "You were right. You do not have any reason to be upset, so stop it."

Her phone rang not long after she left. Seeing that it was a stranger's number, she hung up.

When the chilly wind blew, she shivered. It made her remember that her shirt was torn by Lucian, and so she tightened her coat around her, hoping to warm herself up.

Her phone vibrated again. This time, however, it wasn’t a call: it was a message from the same number that called her a while ago. ‘What does this person want from me?’ she thought, starting to get annoyed. She sighed, rolled her eyes, and opened the message. It said: "Sister-in-law, this is Jessie. Lucian is in Moon Bar, heavily drunk. He is shouting your name at the top of his lungs! Please come over here quick!"

Amelia’s hands began shaking. Whether it be because of the cold weather or her care for Lucian she didn’t care—all she knew was that she needed to be where Lucian was.

She quickly stood by the roadside to hail a taxi. One stopped a few moments after, and in no time they were zooming towards Moon Bar.

A few minutes later, Amelia was already standing in from of the bar. Upon seeing the establishment’s facade, memories started to flood Amelia's mind: three months ago, she just broke up with her ex-boyfriend. She was here to get drunk and to forget all the pain she was experiencing, but Lucian brought her back home.

The Moon Bar was bustling with celebrities and handsome men. Everyone was smiling and happily chatting with someone, except for Amelia, whose face was full of concern. Soon enough, Jessie’s voice pierced through all the noise. "Sister-in-law! We’re here!"

Amelia quickly looked for Jessie and scurried towards where Jessie was when she found her. They were in the VIP section and Lucian was incredibly drunk.

When she arrived, Lucian was drunkenly talking about something, but she couldn’t understand him. Aside from his slurred speech, she couldn't hear him well because of the noise inside the bar.

"Sister-in-law, Lucian's car is parked in front of the bar. Do you think you can drive him home? I have work to do."

"That’s okay, Jessie. I will." The first thing Amelia needed to do was to take the drunken Lucian out of the bar.

and asked him for help. Together, they

backseat. "I am... sorry... I... didn't mean to..." Upon hearing this, Amelia couldn’t help but feel

have to drink so much!" she whispered back, fighting back her

arrived at SJ Garden. Amelia took a deep breath before she got out of the car and into the backseat to help Lucian, who was already fast asleep. Despite exerting her best efforts, she wasn’t able to wake the drunk man, let alone move him.

Lucian seemed to be at least half-awake, and so he was able to cooperate with the two girls who were trying to get him out of the car. Soon

down. Because of that, she made sure that she was supporting him with her whole body. She did that until they arrived

make tea, Amelia busied herself with wiping

Lily came back with freshly brewed tea and cups. She carefully poured one out for Amelia and handed it to her. "Mr.

man who was peacefully asleep

in the office — all because of Jonny — they still looked after and took care of each other dearly. ‘You’re making it difficult for me to get angry with you, Lucian,’ Amelia

worried that he might not sleep well. Because of that, she decided it would be better if she stayed by his side and wiped him down as needed. It was already dawn

‘Fuck,’ he cursed inwardly, trying to remember what happened last night. He hastily opened his eyes and the familiar scene surrounding him comforted him a little. As he was looking around, he saw a familiar sight in his bedside: Amelia, who was fast asleep. He

yesterday was uncalled for. Even he was ashamed of it. The longer he looked at the woman sleeping next to him, the guiltier he felt. Because of that, he quickly and carefully got out of bed, picked her up, and

what I am feeling right now," he whispered as he stared at

her upon gaining consciousness: first, that she was lying on the bed; and second, that Lucian was gone. Somehow, she became nervous, and

Amelia of how bad his

on the spot where she was standing

smile on his face, he said

her relax a little bit. She took a deep breath, and though embarrassed, said, "I'm... I’m going to wash my face and brush my

kind of stomach issue, but seeing the way he looked at her made her uncomfortable. Because of that, she

them was non-existent, but sometimes, it was as if they were miles

to the other, they both got confused about what they truly were to each

sat down next to Lucian, who was already seated, and they began eating. Lucian kept putting food into

thought that it would be great if

Lucian’s plans. ‘Well, he’s a lot nicer to me today. Maybe it’s not such

white sneakers, she looked extremely chic.

wore a simple yet extremely elegant sportswear, and he looked dashing. When he saw Amelia, he couldn’t help but smile. ‘She is so beautiful,’ he thought. ‘And

bent down, the familiar fragrance of mint filled her nose.

the sky was overcast, as if it was

Lucian pointed at

shook her head.

her lips. She felt that the

seeing Amelia’s smile,