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.

waiter and asked him for help. Together, they assisted Lucian out of the

sorry... I... didn't mean to..." Upon hearing this, Amelia

fighting back her tears. She started the car and they were off in no

Amelia took a deep breath before she got out of the car and into the backseat to help Lucian, who was already

half-awake, and so he was able to cooperate with the two girls who were trying to get him out of the car. Soon enough, the three were already

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

herself with wiping Lucian’s face with

it to her. "Mr. Lucian asked me to cook dinner," she quietly told Amelia. "He also told me

man who was peacefully asleep in bed and thought about how she knew nothing about

lot in the office — all because of Jonny — they still looked after and took care of each other dearly. ‘You’re making it difficult for

to get some rest. "It’s fine," Amelia declined, smiling. "I’ll be here. You should sleep." With the amount of alcohol Lucian consumed, she was so worried that he might not sleep well. Because of that, she decided it would be

what happened last night. He hastily opened his eyes

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 gently laid her down

feeling right now," he whispered as he

was already time for lunch. Two things surprised her upon gaining consciousness: first, that she was lying on the bed; and second, that Lucian was gone. Somehow, she became nervous, and so she quickly got out of bed. She was planning on going downstairs to have a look, but

This somehow reminded Amelia of how

became frozen on the spot where she was

his face, he said gently, "Are

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 teeth

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

the distance between them was non-existent, but sometimes, it was as if they

one extreme to the other, they both got confused about what

Lucian, who was already seated, and they began eating. Lucian kept putting food into Amelia’s bowl, but she didn’t say anything and continued

of that, Lucian thought that it would be great if they go

was still not over what happened yesterday, she agreed with Lucian’s plans. ‘Well, he’s a lot nicer to

she was wearing. With a woolen overcoat, jeans, and white sneakers, she looked extremely chic. Her outfit was effortlessly complementing her figure, and she looked more beautiful than

simple yet extremely elegant sportswear, and he looked dashing. When he saw Amelia, he couldn’t help but smile. ‘She

the safety belt for Amelia as usual. The moment he bent down, the familiar fragrance of mint filled her nose. It had an unprecedented effect

the sky was overcast, as

of downtown by then. After another half an hour's ride, their car stopped at the foot of a hill. Lucian pointed

at the green slope and shook her head. "No, I

a shy smile bloomed on her lips. She felt that the reaction made the embarrassing moment a bit

upon seeing Amelia’s smile, became