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, Amelia?

to flirt with Amelia even without meaning to. In his heart, he only wanted to make Amelia smile.

head. She didn't know

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

already understood each other? I'm your friend!" Jonny didn't know what to say. In the end, he only pointed at Lucian and said, "Well, Dad, Mom, take care of

on

of embarrassment, while Lucian glared at him until

soon as

But Lucian had already read her thoughts. He stood in her

but held her face in his hands. He looked at her tenderly, as if he

she had been trying

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

he let go of Amelia's cheeks. But his eyes didn't leave her face. He looked at

was then that Amelia realized that what happened last night was not only scary

anything had happened to her or the baby, she thought that Lucian would never

sorted out," he calmly said. He had already stationed bodyguards in the hotel for

contorted into a confused frown. She wanted to go back to her rented apartment. She wanted to know

fine," Lucian comforted

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

and follow my instructions, I'll take you back first thing tomorrow. But you have

face. She didn't want to add to

waste of money to stay

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

around, Mr. Lucian!" Amelia said with a

keep you company and she'll return to the shop tomorrow morning. Is that fine

this place tomorrow morning anyway," Amelia answered. She felt relieved knowing that Lucian had already given his word

hand out of habit. "Sleep well

back, but Courtney sent her a message saying she was

her dinner. As soon as the clock struck six, a server came in and brought Amelia

the dishes she used to cook

in the garden downstairs if you were bored," the server said before taking his

Lucian did not want