Since She Met Lucian

This was Amelia's first day of work. Needless to say, she was both nervous and excited when her first customer came in.

She was told that she could give pastries to customers if she wasn't busy so she decided to make a tiramisu. When she served it to her customer who seemed like a foreigner, the foreigner seemed surprised. The foreigner then smiled and gave her a thumbs up.

"This is my first day of work here and you're my first ever customer. I hope I served you well today!" Amelia said shyly.

"Your tiramisu is very delicious. I'll be sure to remember you." The foreigner kept complimenting the tiramisu Amelia made.

"Thank you so much for your patronage. We hope you come back soon," Amelia said politely.

She wasn't as nervous anymore now that she was able to serve a customer well. When evening rolled in, several couples came in. Thankfully, their orders were her specialties so she didn't panic and didn't keep the customers waiting.

It was a weekday so she had about less than ten customers that day.

Around ten, Amelia had just finished cleaning and was getting ready to leave. The minute she locked the door, her phone buzzed.

It was a message from an unsaved number. The message however did introduce Shelly as the sender. Shelly was asking if she was free the following day and if she could meet up with Amelia.

Amelia wanted to come home first before she replied. However, just as she was crossing the road, her phone started ringing.

Although she hesitated for a while, she still answered the call. She braced herself for the worst—whenever Shelly called, it always seemed to be an unpleasant experience for her.

"Come on, sister-in-law. Why do you do that? Why aren't you replying to my message?" Shelly complained on the other end of the line.

Amelia felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing Shelly refer to her as sister-in-law. After a pause, she replied, "I was on my way home so I didn't notice that someone had messaged me."

"Oh, I see. I thought you were just a coward." Shelly raised her voice. Then she continued, "Lucian and I have fixed things. He was very gentle with me last night. I'm calling to thank you for what you said to me last time. Since then, his attitude towards me has changed."

Shelly was trying to sound as if she was just grateful for Amelia but the haughty tone in her voice was difficult to miss.

Amelia froze upon hearing this. She stood at a corner, feeling as if her heart had just been ripped out of her chest.

took a deep breath before replying in a

But why do you sound so angry?"

nothing else, I'll hang up the phone now." Despite the pain in her heart, she still spoke as calmly as she could. The bus had long left at this

now and it's absolutely wrong to destroy a marriage," Shelly said harshly. Then without waiting for Amelia to respond, she added, "It won't be long before Lucian and I start a family. Once the baby is born, Lucian and I will live happily ever after. So you better stay far away. My elder brother may be a little boring but he's very good to women. I hope you two get married soon.

mouth but nothing came

that she got on her knees, her

used to life without Lucian and accept that Lucian was with Shelly now. But after hearing what Shelly said, she felt as if her heart was twisting in

over her stomach, she couldn't help but feel upset especially

she didn't want to cry, tears kept falling from her eyes and she

However, suddenly, she felt a pair of hands lift her up

see who it was, she heard a soothing, male voice. "You're a mother now. You shouldn't be

It was Jonny...

"Jonny... I... Can I lean against your

crying for

the deal that he had made with Lucian, he had to restrain the joy that he

of cold wind blew over. Amelia didn't even feel cold—she felt numb as all she could

about your new job?" Jonny

but with the seasons changing, I don't know. I find myself upset all the

to hide her true emotions, she was right. It was indeed nice to

here?" It wasn't until Amelia had stopped crying that it came to her mind—what was Jonny doing here in

safe and to be honest, I didn't like what I saw." Jonny didn't hide his concern for Amelia. He felt sorry for her when he

Lucian that he would return Amelia unharmed and that he would just keep his love for her a secret,

awkward grin. She recalled how she told Jonny last night that she was excited for her new

foreigner! He was very polite and spoke

to change the topic so he asked, "Did he like the milk tea that

would remember me. I bet he'll be a

to establish rapport with her customers, she would definitely have more