Since She Met Lucian

"What you're doing is illegal, sir!" Amelia protested. She scanned the place where the strange men took her but wouldn't go forward for fear of what she'd find in the dark. She stubbornly sat down on the ground, signaling to the men that she was going to stay put.

This didn't do much as the men easily lifted her and pushed her inside the abandoned house.

"Ah!" Amelia screamed when the door clicked and swung open. The whole place was dead silent.

Amelia knelt on the floor. She didn't dare move, fearing what would happen next.

"Are you Amelia?" A voice came out of the darkness. It was loud and reverberated in the room, making it sound weird and frightful for Amelia.

Despite her nerves, Amelia answered, "Yes. Who are you?"

She helplessly tried to make out figures in the darkness, searching for the man whose voice she was hearing. Amelia's heart was thumping loudly, but she tried her best to appear calm.

"It doesn't matter who I am. All you need to know is that I'm here to help you." Amelia could tell that the voice was coming from a man, but that was all she could tell about the person she was talking to. His voice sounded mysterious and cold.

"Help me?" Amelia asked, looking around in confusion. But whoever abducted her seemed like he had no intention of revealing himself. Only a stretch of darkness laid in front of her. "Stop playing mysterious and show yourself!" Amelia snapped.

A million possibilities of what might happen ran in her head. The threat to her safety had never felt more real. She could feel herself sweating bullets.

"Don't be afraid. I promise that we won't hurt you. I just want to ask you a few questions," the man assured her. His voice sounded gentler but it didn't do anything to quell Amelia's fears. On the contrary, the darkness and silence that enveloped the area made her more and more scared.

"I don't even know who you are. Why should I answer your questions?" Amelia was scared, but she wouldn't easily give her captors what they wanted.

The man laughed. "You're very stubborn." The amusement died down in his voice when he continued, "Do you really want Zhan Group to survive the crisis?"

"Of course!" she answered without thinking. If anything, it was what she wanted the most.

"Are you really willing to give up Lucian for that cause?" The mysterious man asked the question she was least willing to answer herself.

Saying that she was willing to give up Lucian would be a lie. But saying that she was not willing to do so would not do Zhan Group any good.

"That's a question I will not answer," she retorted.

It seemed to Amelia that the man smiled just then. He continued, "As far as I know, Lucian doesn't want to accept any help from An Group, even if you're willing to trade him for it."

was like. Once he'd made up his mind, it was difficult to make him change

leaving him would not make Lucian accept An Group's offer, then Zhan Group would be a lost cause. She would have lost the

lot about An Group and Zhan Group. Who are you?" Amelia couldn't

"Being too smart won't do you much good. Let's stop beating around the

man said that firmly. The patience

divorce papers. I've been staying away from Lucian. Aren't those enough?" The memory of the harsh things she said to

but they won't make him change his mind, let alone

me. I can't make him think what you want him to think," Amelia said. She

man's voice boomed. "The young master of the An family doesn't have a wife nor a girlfriend. If you want to make Lucian hate you, you should consider marrying the

that?" Amelia

him as a brother. If there

don't give me your final

the hell are you?" Amelia thought that the man could only be either from An

to commit suicide in Zhan Group to lure her out, she wouldn't easily dismiss the possibility of him being

don't make the right decision, Zhan Group will go bankrupt within the week." The mysterious man's

Amelia saw two men carrying flashlights come in.

cons of letting these men take her home. If she told them her address,

were driving downtown when Amelia asked to be dropped off

Miss Mo?"

but turned back before she could reach the hotel door. Amelia shouted at the dark man, "You better stop doing this. If you or your boss has anything to say to me, don't come scaring and abducting me in the middle of the

voice to hide

one out in the streets. A taxi drove by every now and then but everywhere else, the city looked asleep. It was only the hotel that looked like it was still open for

forgive my offences tonight,"

was a gesture Amelia didn't

heard the

across the lobby's marbled floor under the crystal chandeliers made her heart beat in excitement. The room was empty, save for the lady

the counter and

for the night. But we have one deluxe suite left. Would that

left?" Amelia

All the other rooms have been