Since She Met Lucian

Shelly was still in the hospital. Apparently, Edmund was the culprit behind the spread of the rumor that she committed suicide because of love. He was trying to destroy Lucian's reputation, which would, in turn, have a bad influence on the reputation of the Zhan Group.

"But I don't want to see them!" Shelly said pointedly, grabbing Lucian's white shirt and pointing at Emma and Jonny.

"Mom, I've already hired someone to take care of her. Now, since she doesn't want to accept our kindness, you don't have to stay here and waste your time," Jonny said to Emma, feeling guilty. After that, he turned to look at Lucian and said, "Lucian, come with me."

Shelly's face suddenly turned pale. With much urgency, she grabbed Lucian's clothes and wouldn't let him go. "Lucian," she said, her tone desperate. "I'm... I'm feeling a sharp pain in the back of my head. Please stay here with me." Using her incredible acting skills, she was able to shed convincing tears.

Lucian forcefully shook Shelly's grip off of him. "I have something else to deal with. I'll come back to see you after work." His voice was deep but it was devoid of any kind of emotion.

The expression on Shelly's face changed dramatically. With Lucian evidently not caring about her and her welfare, she broke down and cried, "I don't care! I'm hurt because of you! You must stay with me!"

"Really, Shelly? Are you really doing this right now?" Jonny said, his voice imbued with annoyance. "You're an embarrassment!" He came over and grabbed Shelly's wrist tightly, also trying to force her to let go of Lucian's coat.

Shelly saw that and instantly recognized the opportunity it was presenting. She took hold of Jonny's arm and pulled herself out of balance. With a loud thud, she fell to the ground, to the surprise of everyone.

"Shelly!" Emma shouted as she rushed over to Shelly. She held her in her arms and said anxiously, "Jonny, call the doctor!"

Shelly didn't expect that she would hit her head on the floor that hard. All she wanted to do was to pretend to fall, but now, she was unconscious.

Lucian, despite his demeanor earlier, quickly came to Shelly's aid as what happened worried him so much. Gently, he carried her and put her on the bed.

As doctors arrived and tests were conducted, Shelly's condition became clear: she was in a coma because of the fall.

Because of that, Lucian had no choice but to stay by her side at the hospital. Emma stayed with him and brought him food, but Jonny had to return to the An Group because he had to take care of various things.

In a villa in the south of the city, Amelia was in deep thought as she looked out the window.

"Amelia, it's time to eat." Courtney seldom cooked, but after she found out that Amelia was not in a good mood, she took it upon herself to prepare food. When everything was ready, she immediately called Amelia.

She tried her best to look as jolly as possible for her friend.

Amelia gave Courtney a puzzled stare the moment the smell of the food hit her nose. It made it clear that Courtney wasn't really someone who regularly cooked.

am so sorry for disappearing for so many days." Her lips contorted into a weird smile, which was

on the table. They were all burned. There was only

products!" At the mention of Kent, her face flushed red and

and looked at Courtney with a curious expression on her face. "Okay. Did you go on

families, it was normal for them to travel around the world all the time. What Amelia could not understand was why she had to lie to her about being always in

that Amelia had already found her out. With a quiet, embarrassed voice she

back together! Her surprise quickly

love with each other, the reality was that they couldn't be together. They were two

shocked by myself." Despite her embarrassment,

friends for the longest time,

you always hid when you were talking to me on the phone. Maybe you were with Kent!" Amelia playfully said, laughing. During moments like these, she felt that her sadness was alleviated, albeit by just a bit. She then started eating, but the moment she put the spoon inside her mouth, she could not help but spit out what she was trying to ingest. "What is this, Courtney! Are you

Kent! He's spoiled me rotten!" At the thought of Kent cooking, cleaning, and just taking good care of her, Courtney couldn't

then said, "The chicken soup I made would be enough for the both of us. I will

weren't the best, it could not be that unbearable. However, upon having her first spoonful, she found herself unable to swallow anything solely based on the food's taste. She cried out, "I thought these are alright! These are all

made her way to the kitchen, reheated the soup, and made another vegetable dish. Soon,

to leave this place, but she couldn't reveal her true motivations. Courtney's happiness was something

After

the smile on Amelia's face immediately disappeared. Somehow, it seemed like

Meter Sunshine? He paid a lot of money for that," Courtney revealed. "You know what? From now on, you should manage that shop yourself!" The reason why Courtney told

say?" Amelia asked. As she did, she tried to recall the events that happened after she went to One Meter Sunshine. 'I knew that something was odd at that place. It

sell me One Meter Sunshine and why she agreed to transfer it to me so quickly!' Everything was really starting

don't get me wrong," Courtney begged. "I'm not just accepting Lucian's generous offer. He really, really cares about you. That's why I'm willing to stick my neck out for him." The look on Courtney's face was genuine. Amelia's, on

wasn't angry with Courtney because she understood that what she was doing was out of her genuine care for her. However, every time she remembered the relationship she and Lucian had, she couldn't help but feel incredibly uncomfortable.

whispered after a few moments of silence. A wave of sadness hit her,

Lucian wouldn't

with surprise, disbelief, and anger. She knew that Amelia was not making any sense, and so she tried to reason with her. "Look here, Amelia. I know for a fact that even if you don't

heart tremble, and she began to regret all the words she had

her belly and

"Just stay here for as long as he wanted. When everything's settled, we can leave." Her face was serious. She was not going to let Amelia say no to her.

in her eyes, Amelia