Since She Met Lucian

Amelia sat dumbfounded at Lucian's words. She had no words to retort against him.

"It's no secret that you are in love with me, so why do you insist on being indifferent?" The car came to a halt at the side of the road. Amelia's shock doubled as she felt it stop. From his seat, Lucian turned sideways, reaching out to touch Amelia's reddened cheek with his fingers.

There was a tingling sensation where his gentle touch landed on her skin. Amelia held her breath, her body stiffening as she willed her wild heartbeat to calm itself.

The next moment, cold lips covered her own. Amelia instinctively resisted from shock, but the car provided little space for her refusal. There was no room for her to escape. Lucian was holding her forcefully, and her senses drowned in the heat of his lips in the cramped space. Every caress tore at her defiance, and before she knew it, she had surrendered— swept away in the tidal currents of his touch.

The spell broke at the sound of a knock on the car window. Reluctantly, Lucian loosened his hold around Amelia. Her eyes were blown wide as she breathed in deep gulps of air. The persistent rapping had not stopped, and she whirled around to the source of the sound. Sophia was there, rapping at the window violently with her palm as she wore an angry expression on her face.

"Stay here. I'll go out to have a look," Lucian said, planting a soft kiss on Amelia's forehead.

He got out of the car before Amelia could say anything, closing the door behind him and walking towards Sophia.

Amelia watched him as he made his way towards her. She didn't know what Sophia was going to say and she was afraid that Lucian would be agitated with her words. Moving quickly, she went after him and pulled on his arm. "Didn't you say that you would give me a ride? I'm going to be late. Let's go now," she said, trying to persuade him.

From where she stood, Sophia sent daggers with her eyes to Amelia. "Haven't the two of you divorced? Why are you still clinging to him?" she snapped.

Lucian felt the slight tremble in Amelia's fingers as she clutched his sleeve and looked at her. Her eyes pleaded with him.

The pained expression on her face only fueled Lucian's resolve to have a word with Sophia.

Anger surged in his veins every time he thought of Amelia's visit to the Mo family.

"Mrs. Sophia, I wasn't aware you had such a repugnant mouth," he said. Lucian put his arm around Amelia and held her protectively, his eyes sharp as he stared at Sophia. The cheongsam Sophia wore was bright, colorful, and pleasing to the eyes— a stark contrast to her hateful character.

A hand came up to cover her mouth before Sophia could decide against it. The cold words from Lucian had visibly caught her off-guard. She recovered quickly enough, her features changing to an expression of displeasure.

Sophia had always had a bitter face, sharpened even more with her thinness. As she stood in front of Lucian and Amelia in anger, her features were all pointed, her angular lines making her hostility all the more apparent.

Lucian was a valuable connection. Jasper needed him to expand his business, and she was treading on thin ice. She spoke with all the

was painfully unaware of the fact that offending Amelia

I are a couple. No

had lost all color. Her hands shook as she stood in front of him.

gentle waves, but it wrapped around her with undercurrents of anguish. Lucian was now married to

are with these declarations. Don't you think it is a bit inappropriate, given your current situation?" Sophia sneered, her eyes never leaving Amelia.

watching us, and only he has the right to judgment. If you are not careful, you might end up eating your own words," Lucian said. Then, he held Amelia's hand in

the last word, Sophia ran to Amelia quickly and grabbed her arm.

move. In the next second, Sophia was pulling her fiercely, bringing

fall down to the ground. His fury rose as he went quickly to her side, helping her stand up. Then, he grabbed at Sophia's hand and forced her to

and said, "Lucian, she's just like that. Don't mind her. She always says what she wants.

manner with which Lucian stood in front of her. He had not spoken a word, but

wouldn't lay a hand on a woman," Lucian

She forced a smile on her stiff face and began to approach him. "Lucian, I always knew you were a proper gentleman. You were the son-in-law of the Mo family before. I hope we can count on you for

cover her ears and wince at their utter shamelessness, but she did not want to agitate Lucian any further. Amelia kept silent, her

Keeping his eyes on Sophia, he warned, "If you dare to

a blow to her pride, but she was too weak against him. Lucian was a powerful man. Swallowing the bitter words that wanted to

do you?" Lucian sighed as they got in

Her chest bloomed

Sophia and her daughter was like living with two wolves. It was as

Mo mansion." Lucian kept looking straight ahead as he spoke. He did

have already

front of her. She gazed and traced his features with her eyes— the once-familiar lines of his face bringing her a quiet joy laced with

more careful in the future," she said, not answering

topic go. "Tell me next time in advance if you

words. She