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.

a deep breath before replying

you sound so angry?" Shelly said casually on the

her heart, she still spoke as calmly as she could. The bus had long left at this point and she

that I'm his wife 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

opened her mouth but nothing came

on her knees, her chest heaving

went by, she would eventually get used to life without Lucian and accept that Lucian was with Shelly now. But after hearing what Shelly

help but feel upset especially

tears kept falling from her eyes and she couldn't help

However, suddenly, she felt a pair of hands lift her up from behind—a sense of warmth coming over

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

It was Jonny...

burst into tears. "Jonny... I... Can I lean against

felt dizzy. After crying for a long time, she didn't have the strength to be sad

say yes and comfort her but when he remembered the deal that he had made with Lucian, he had to restrain

in a rattan chair by the roadside. A gust of cold wind blew over. Amelia didn't even feel cold—she felt numb as all she could feel was the sensation of the wind blowing over

your new job?" Jonny asked in a

like my new job but with the seasons changing, I don't know. I find myself upset

It was indeed nice to have

here?" It wasn't until Amelia had stopped crying that

make sure you were safe and to be honest, I didn't like what I saw." Jonny didn't hide his concern for Amelia. He felt

that he would just keep his love for her a secret, he couldn't help but show his concern for her right now

flashed him an awkward grin. She recalled how she told Jonny last night that she was excited for her new job and here she was, crying her eyes

almost forgot. My first customer today was a foreigner! He was very polite and spoke Chinese very well." 'I should tell him about my new

knew that she was just trying to change the topic so he asked, "Did

and said proudly, "He said he would remember me.

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