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.

think this is my apology..." Courtney started, scratching her head. "I am so sorry for disappearing for so many days."

looked at everything that was laid out on the table. They were all burned. There was only one thing that seemed edible—tomato soup,

replied, sounding defensive. "You know that I am not a good cook. Kent has always cooked for me and whenever I'm alone, I only eat ready-to-eat products!" At the mention of Kent, her face flushed red and a shy smile appeared on her lips. It seemed that her hate for the

strange and looked at Courtney with a curious expression on her

world all the time. What Amelia could not understand was why she had to lie to her about being always in

already found her out. With a quiet, embarrassed voice she explained, "I... I

"What? What did you say?" she asked, her eyes wide. She didn't expect that they would ever get back together! Her surprise quickly

even if they were still in love with each other, the reality was that they couldn't be together. They were two parallel rivers that weren't bound to meet.

explained, her cheeks becoming redder and redder. "I am still shocked by myself." Despite her embarrassment, the twinkle in her eyes could not hide how happy she

and Courtney had been friends for the longest time, and if Kent

I understand why 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

I'm not!" Courtney responded defensively. "You should blame it on Kent! He's spoiled me rotten!" At the thought of Kent cooking, cleaning, and just taking good care of her, Courtney couldn't

soup I made would be enough for the both of us. I will get

food. While she admitted that they weren't the best, it could not be that unbearable. However,

their food already so that they would be able to eat. Quickly, she made her way to the kitchen, reheated the soup, and made another vegetable dish. Soon, she put everything on the table and they started eating. "Since you and Kent have already made up," Amelia started, her

true motivations. Courtney's happiness was something

Courtney replied, "Sure! After

Amelia's face immediately disappeared. Somehow, it seemed

The reason why Courtney told Amelia the truth was that she hoped Amelia would stop misunderstanding Lucian. She was also hoping that through what she said, she would be able to help mend the relationship between the

the events that happened after she went to One Meter Sunshine. 'I knew that something was odd at

a reason why Carlotta wanted to sell me One Meter Sunshine and why she

I'm willing to stick my neck out for him." The look on

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. She didn't want to come

whispered after a few moments of silence. A wave of sadness

wouldn't be chasing after her like

contorted 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 have this baby, Lucian still wouldn't leave you. He loves you! Besides, I know that you

her. She felt her heart tremble, and she began to regret all the words she had

her belly and apologized

let him down," Courtney said. "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

in her