Since She Met Lucian

"Oh, sweet girl! Don't you think it's a little weird?" Knowing how she would react to the information, Lucian told Courtney to keep the truth from Amelia for the time being. But Courtney didn't want to keep her friend in the dark and worry herself to death about her landlady. She swallowed before she said to her, "Well, promise me you won't think too much about it, but there's something you need to know about Mrs. Chen."

"Mrs. Chen?" Amelia couldn't believe what she just heard. Did something happen to her landlady?

"Was she not at home?" Courtney didn't wish to make Amelia recall the horrible events of last night, but she said nevertheless, "If it hadn't been for this, I would have continued believing she was just as kind as you are!"

Amelia couldn't think of anything to say. She merely held herself and denied everything that Courtney spoke. Mrs. Chen had always been kind to her, she told herself.

It was ten in the morning when Jonny came to see Amelia. Opening the door to her room, he could instantly tell that she was feeling down. Courtney went up to him to tell him what had happened.

After learning everything from Courtney, Jonny dragged a chair and sat beside Amelia's bed. With a friendly smile, he said to her, "I heard that Lucian saved a certain damsel last night."

He joked, hoping to turn Amelia's sour mood around.

"Jonny!" Amelia didn't even notice that Jonny had entered the room. After recovering from surprise, she acknowledged him with a nod.

She bit her lip and didn't dare say a word. Her eyes betrayed her anxiety. Jonny didn't say anything for a while until he smiled and finally said, "Amelia, you'll find plenty of other people to love and be friends with. Please don't be upset."

"But Mrs. Chen had always been nice to me. Even if she had done it, I don't think I can hate her..." She was trying to erase any suspicious thought in her mind. She wanted to remember only the kindness her landlady had shown her.

"Don't make that sad face, Amelia," Jonny said gently, reaching out a hand to caress her cheek. Amelia felt comforted by his gesture that she couldn't help but smile at him.

At that exact moment, Lucian opened the door and witnessed the two sharing a tender moment. His eyes first rested on Amelia before turning to Jonny with a glare.

"Lucian, you're here!" Jonny said with a guilty smile. He quickly withdrew his hand from Amelia and stood up.

Having seen Amelia smile at Jonny, Lucian's face went dark with jealousy. He wondered if she always smiled like that around him.

Amelia sensed Lucian's displeasure and rose from her bed. "Let me get you drinks, Mr. Jonny, Mr. Lucian,"

she said, hoping to make the situation less awkward.

"Mr. Lucian?" Jonny was surprised to hear what Amelia called Lucian, but he was even more shocked to see Lucian crestfallen. Trying to break the tension, he announced, "Mr. Lucian, Mrs. Amelia, I'm afraid I have to leave you now. A fierce battle at An Group awaits me."

Amelia wanted to make Jonny stay but sensing that she could not convince him to do so, she only said, "Are you... Mr. Jonny, are you really planning on taking over An Group as CEO?"

playfully puckered his lips and raised an eyebrow. He asked jokingly, "Why do you ask,

he only wanted to make Amelia smile. He couldn't help but

blushed and lowered her head. She didn't know how to reply

awkward silence. He went up to Amelia and held her by the waist before turning to Jonny to give him the

didn't know what to say. In the end, he only pointed at Lucian

done with the jokes, Jonny even put his hands on his belly and did an impression of a pregnant

of embarrassment, while Lucian

fell into silence as soon as

He stood in her

you so much these last three months..." He released her from his arms but held her face in his hands. He looked at her tenderly, as if

had been trying to convince herself that thinking about him was wrong. She struggled with these

if you cannot respect me, at least respect yourself," Amelia said, sensing the danger that could happen if he kept on looking at her. She knew that if she stayed with him alone for longer, she wouldn't be able to control her own emotions. She feared that she would give in to him and

Amelia's cheeks. But his eyes didn't leave her face. He looked at her as if she were the only woman left in

realized that what happened last night was not only scary for her;

counted herself lucky that she was still alive. If anything had happened to her or the

He had already

Amelia asked, her face contorted into a confused frown. She wanted to go back to her rented apartment. She wanted to know about

worry. Your landlady's fine," Lucian comforted her, sensing her

to me?" She worried because Courtney had implied that something was

you back first thing tomorrow. But you have to listen

over his face. She didn't want to add to

to stay in this expensive room,"

playful smile. Joking, he said, "Well, you can think of it as us having a vacation because we're tired of staying

around, Mr. Lucian!" Amelia said with

sleeping here tonight to keep you company and she'll return to the shop tomorrow morning.

this place tomorrow morning anyway," Amelia answered. She felt relieved knowing

and touched her cheeks with the back of his hand out of habit. "Sleep well tonight, and I'll

back, but Courtney sent her a message saying she was running

Lucian had given instructions to the hotel staff about her dinner. As soon as the clock

dishes she used to cook at SJ Garden. She

said that you're free to walk in the garden downstairs

She thought that Lucian did