Since She Met Lucian

Chapter 79 Soap Opera Acting

Not wanting to see them fight, Amelia interrupted. "Mom! Dad! Lunch's ready,"

she blurted. The couple looked at Amelia who quickly averted her eyes by looking down.

"Who are you calling Mom?" The more Amelia spoke, the more Fannie grew furious.

"Ignore her, Amelia. Just because she doesn't want to eat doesn't mean we should starve ourselves," said Nicholas, who was only too happy to be wheeling himself into the dining room.

Across the hall stood Lucian with a frown on his face. He watched everything in silence.

It hadn't occurred to Amelia that things could turn this sour. She stood there, refusing to believe what just happened.

Lucian approached Amelia and tried to comfort her. "You don't have to push yourself to do anything."

Amelia was right, he thought. She didn't have to do what Fannie wanted.

Seeing as no one wanted her there, Fannie marched upstairs, fuming still. But before she could go, she turned back to scream at Lucian, "Sure! Go ahead and ignore me! But I'm doing this for your own good!"

In the dining room, Nicholas praised Amelia's cooking. Fannie's absence made the atmosphere rather delightful. Everyone was able to ease up and enjoy the food.

Lucian expressed the desire to head back after lunch. Not wishing to anger Fannie more, Nicholas didn't press them to stay.

"Guess what Dad told me earlier." Lucian broke the silence as they drove home. A smile was playing on his lips.

Amelia shook her head.

Lucian was playing coy to tease Amelia, but with the gentlest of smiles, he eventually confessed, "He said we should consider having a child."

Amelia's face turned a bright red. She quickly averted her eyes and pretended to look at something outside the car window.

It was a good thing Lucian didn't say anything else, or she would have turned a deeper scarlet out of embarrassment. The rest of the ride home was nothing but quiet.

Monday came as it always did and Amelia had to return to Zhan Group with Lucian. Work had always been simple and easy, and she found that it was there where she felt most at peace.

She felt even more comfortable seeing that Lucian became more caring and attentive. This was after he made a promise in front of her mother's grave that he would spend the rest of his life with Amelia.

Work weeks in the office usually began with a meeting, and seeing that it was almost ten in the morning, Amelia gathered the documents she needed to prepare. With Eric's help, they placed important files in the boardroom before she went to the CEO's office to report to Lucian. They may have a personal relationship, but in that building, they were boss and employee. And like everyone else, Amelia addressed Lucian as "Mr. Lucian" when talking to him.

was able to adjust to everything with ease. During the meeting, she had all the needed files and required documents. No

that it ended quickly without any issue, especially considering that

a voice came from behind, "Don't think that it's going to be smooth-sailing from now on just because

gaze. She was wearing a bright red dress, an expensive coat, and

that Sasha and Shelly would always wear thin silk

"Enough with this. Nothing you say would change

she said with a smirk, "Lucian is out of your league. You don't belong in his

that and yet Lucian and I still share the same bed every night." Amelia leveled her eyes with Sasha's. She had always told herself that she wouldn't let Sasha's painful words get to her, but she'd had

Amelia's mouth took Sasha by surprise. Without waiting for Sasha to respond, Amelia walked out and headed back

stunned Amelia herself. She was already on her desk but she couldn't focus on her work. Seeing the expression of agitation on her face,

immediately put on a smile. "I'm fine," she

troubled." He reached for a glass of water and

about something that's not

Mr," Lucian said. "I'd much rather hear you calling me honey." It was obvious that

shyly, "It's Courtney. She just broke up with her boyfriend and I really want to comfort her. Would you mind if

Closing the gap between him and Amelia, Lucian continued, "That depends.

gave the coldest regards, and yet when he was teasing, he looked like

blush, and she knew it. Nevertheless, she

who she was, pure and innocent. He softly told her to

she did

her to close her eyes when she felt it. Lucian held her cheek

close to hers that she could feel his breath on her lips. Her heart was beating loudly in her chest, and yet she didn't feel the urge to push him away. Quite the opposite, she wanted nothing more than

grabbed her in his arms and kissed her again, more passionately this time. Amelia never thought of that dull, old office as a site of romance, and yet she found herself responding to his kisses. In

a strand of hair that fell on Amelia's face and tucked it behind her ear. He looked at her reddened cheeks and playfully pinched her nose.

Amelia hadn't recovered from the heat of her passionate encounter with Lucian, and yet she couldn't hide

getting second thoughts about skipping work. It was unprofessional to be leaving her post, and she didn't want her colleagues to think that she was getting privileges for being Lucian's wife. With these thoughts in her head, she collected herself and

Lucian replied. Lucian could see that Amelia was feeling bad

said so she'd feel more

following me?" Amelia asked. She was trying her best to read Lucian's expression. The

the last time Lucian asked to see her home. It felt like he was keeping watch on her at

too many questions, Mrs. Amelia." Lucian dropped her off in front of Courtney's coffee shop. She closed the car door behind her, but Lucian rolled down the window and called out to her, "Call me when

Amelia waved as she watched

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