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.

During the meeting, she had all the needed files and required documents. No trouble arose that she didn't have a

it ended quickly without any issue, especially considering

was in the middle of doing so when a voice came from behind, "Don't think that it's going to be smooth-sailing from

to meet Amelia's gaze. She was wearing a bright red dress, an expensive coat, and lacy black stockings

Shelly would always wear thin silk stockings during

with this. Nothing you say would change anything."

with a smirk, "Lucian is out of

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 enough. She couldn't

surprise. Without waiting for

desk but she couldn't focus on her work. Seeing the expression of agitation on her face, Lucian walked over and asked with concern, "Are you

snapped back to reality and immediately put on a smile.

He reached for a glass of water and offered it

talk to you about something that's not related to work?" She fidgeted, recalling the text message Courtney

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

her smile on, she continued albeit shyly, "It's Courtney. She just broke up with

continued, "That depends. Will you give me something in return for

yet when he was teasing, he looked like a mischievous kid. It was impossible to hate

enjoyed making Amelia blush, and she knew it. Nevertheless, she asked naively, "What do

was, pure and innocent.

but she

was wondering why Lucian asked her to close her eyes when she felt it. Lucian

so close to hers that she could feel his breath on her lips. Her heart was beating loudly in her chest, and yet she

to her first. He 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

on Amelia's face and tucked it behind

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

her colleagues to think that she was getting privileges for being Lucian's wife. With these thoughts in her head, she collected herself and said, "I'm sorry. I should just get

was feeling bad about leaving

coincidence!" Except it couldn't be a coincidence, Amelia thought. She wondered whether Lucian merely said what he said so she'd feel more at ease

following me?" Amelia asked. She was trying her best to read Lucian's expression. The latter kept his eyes on

back to the last time Lucian asked to see her home.

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 you're

will." Amelia waved as she watched

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