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.

him for help. Together, they assisted Lucian

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

much!" she whispered back, fighting back

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. In the end, she had to ask Lily

moment, 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

fall down. Because of that, she made sure that

to make tea, Amelia busied herself with wiping Lucian’s face with a warm towel in hopes of

with freshly brewed tea and cups. She carefully poured one out for Amelia and handed it to her. "Mr. Lucian asked me to cook dinner," she

was peacefully asleep in bed and

a lot in the office — all because of Jonny — they still looked after and took care of each other dearly.

soon, Lily told Amelia 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 better if she stayed by his side and wiped him down as

last night. He hastily opened his eyes and the familiar scene surrounding him comforted him a little. As he was looking

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

I am feeling right now," he whispered as he

up, it 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

of how bad

spot where she was standing and could only stare

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

took Amelia by surprise, but it helped her relax a little bit. She took a deep breath, and though embarrassed, said, "I'm... I’m going to wash my face and

ask him if he had sobered up or if he was having any kind of stomach issue, but seeing the way he looked at her made her uncomfortable. Because of

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

extreme to the other, they both got

and all cleaned up. She sat down next to Lucian, who was already seated, and they began eating. Lucian kept putting

it was Friday, they didn't have to work. Because of that, Lucian thought that it

Amelia was still not over what happened yesterday, she agreed with Lucian’s plans. ‘Well, he’s a lot nicer to me today. Maybe it’s not such a

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

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

Lucian fastened the safety belt for Amelia as usual. The moment he bent down, the

afternoon, however, the sky was overcast, as if

of a hill. Lucian pointed at the hill in the distance and whispered to Amelia, "It will take about twenty minutes to

the green slope and shook her

red as a shy smile bloomed on her lips. She felt that the

seeing Amelia’s smile, became extremely