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?"

his lips and raised an eyebrow. He asked jokingly,

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

didn't know how

was Lucian who broke the awkward silence. He went up

I'm your friend!" Jonny didn't know what to say. In the end, he only pointed

on his belly and did an

kept her head lowered out of embarrassment, while Lucian glared

fell into silence as soon as Jonny closed the door

her thoughts. He stood in her way and she found herself locked in his tight embrace,

but held her face in his hands. He looked at her

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

knew that if she stayed with him alone

her face. He looked

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

that she was still alive. If anything had happened to her or

here until everything's sorted out," he calmly said. He had already stationed bodyguards

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

worry. Your landlady's fine," Lucian comforted

You're not just lying to me?" She worried because Courtney had implied that something was

take you back first thing tomorrow. But you have to listen to me,

concern written all over his face. She didn't want to add to his worries so she

of money to stay

you can think of it as us

around, Mr. Lucian!" Amelia

be sleeping here tonight to keep you company and she'll return to the shop

anyway," Amelia answered. She felt relieved knowing that Lucian had already

nodded and touched her cheeks with the back of his hand out of habit. "Sleep well

she got back, but Courtney sent her a message saying she was running late and that Amelia should go ahead and dine without

As soon as the clock struck six, a server

these were the dishes she used to cook at

to walk in the garden downstairs

Lucian did not want her to stray