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.

she found a waiter and asked him for help. Together, they assisted Lucian out of the bar and

whispered as he slouched on the car’s backseat. "I am... sorry... I... didn't mean to..." Upon hearing this, Amelia couldn’t

you have to drink so much!" she whispered back, fighting back her tears. She started the car and

the car and into the backseat to help Lucian, who

and so he was able to cooperate

of balance, Amelia was incredibly worried that he would fall down. Because of that, she made sure that she was supporting him with her whole body.

Lily went to the kitchen to make tea, Amelia busied herself with wiping

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

and confused Amelia. She turned to the man who was peacefully asleep in bed and thought about how she knew nothing about

they still looked after and took care of each other

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 better if she stayed by his side and wiped him down

could even open his eyes, he was already massaging his temples. ‘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

The longer he looked at the woman sleeping next to him, the guiltier he felt. Because of that, he quickly and carefully got out

even begin to encompass what I am feeling right now," he whispered as

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

somehow reminded Amelia of how bad his temper could get, and she

spot where she was standing

up. With a smile on his face, he said gently,

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

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

sometimes, it was as if they were miles away from each

extreme to the other, they both got confused about what

was already seated, and they began eating. Lucian kept putting food into Amelia’s bowl, but she didn’t say anything and continued eating. Neither of them felt the need to

they didn't have to work. Because of that, Lucian thought that it would be great if they go somewhere together for the

agreed with Lucian’s plans. ‘Well, he’s a lot nicer to me

With a woolen overcoat, jeans, and white sneakers, she looked extremely chic. Her outfit

perfectly, though accidentally. He wore a simple yet extremely elegant sportswear, and he looked dashing. When he saw Amelia, he couldn’t help but smile.

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

adventure then started. By the afternoon, however, the sky

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

the green slope and shook

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

upon seeing Amelia’s smile, became extremely