Since She Met Lucian

Amelia noticed the silhouette of a girl wearing purple outside her room. She thought it was Courtney so she rushed to open the door for her best friend. Amelia gasped in surprise. She was bewildered to see that it was Lily who stood there and waited for the door to be opened.

"Hi, Miss Amelia. Were you asleep?" Lily asked when she noticed that Amelia was surprised to see her. She felt worried that she had disturbed her in some way. She was visibly embarrassed, and yet in her heart she was really happy to see Amelia again.

"No, I wasn't. Please, come inside." Amelia stepped aside so that Lily could get inside the room. She wondered if Lily had an urgent message for her.

Lily entered Amelia's room timidly. She turned around to Amelia and said in a soft tone of voice, "Miss Amelia, Mr. Lucian asked me to come and check on you." Amelia suspected that Lily's visit had something to do with Lucian, but she wasn't sure exactly what. She and Lucian hadn't cleared the air between them after what happened, so Lily was meaning to do something about it.

She motioned Lily to sit on the sofa then she briefly went to the kitchen to get some glasses and a pitcher of cold water. The anticipation of what Lily had to say made her heart race. Her hand trembled as she poured water into Lily's glass. The memories that she had of her time with Lucian flooded her mind and the rush of strong emotions almost overwhelmed her.

Lily noticed Amelia's shaking hand so she gently took the pitcher from her with a smile and said, "Oh, Miss Amelia! Please let me pour water for the both of us." Amelia smiled back at her and nodded as she let the pitcher go. Lily took the pitcher with a steady hand and then noticed that the wound at the back of Amelia's hand had not healed yet. She then poured water for both of them with a smile.

Although she initially thought that it was Courtney who had visited her, Amelia was really happy to see Lily once more. Her visit felt like the visit of a sister and she felt relieved that she came.

She suddenly felt so close and comfortable around Lily. She turned to Lily and then said just as she was putting the pitcher down to the table, "From now on, just call me Amelia." Amelia smiled broadly at her after speaking. The care and love in their eyes at that moment were exactly what sisters felt for each other.

Lily understood why Amelia wanted it but she couldn't find it in herself to agree to it. "I can't agree to your request Miss Amelia. You're the young mistress of the Zhan family. You are the one that Lucian loves the most."

She deliberately said the last sentence slightly slower in order to emphasize it. She wanted to end the awkwardness between Lucian and Amelia as soon as possible.

She did nothing to dissuade Lily even though she would very much prefer that Lily addressed her as Amelia. At length, she became curious to know what message Lily might have for her. "So, Lily, to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit today?" Lily smiled at her instead of answering her question directly. She talked about Lucian offhandedly that Amelia wondered if Lucian sent her to talk about him.

After a few statements about Lucian, Lily smiled broadly and then stuck her tongue out mischievously. "By the way, Miss Amelia, I remember that last time, you said that you would go out for a few days. What happened?"

Lily's smile faded slightly and she looked a little serious when she asked the question. Amelia thought that her previous actions might have affected Lily more than she realized.

"I'm sorry, Lily. I didn't mean to lie to you. It's just...," Amelia started to say but her voice trailed off.

"Well, I'm not mad at you for what you did. I understand completely that you did all of it for the sake of Mr. Lucian and the company. I actually admire you, you're a great woman!" Lily replied with a sweet smile. Lily raised one of her thumbs to express how much she agreed with what Amelia did and her smile showed how much she admired her.

Amelia never expected that Lily fully understood why she had to divorce Lucian, not like many people who thought she did this to avoid being implicated in the situation.

"Now, I don't mean to speak ill of Miss Shelly, but I think that she was just hoping against hope. Mr. Lucian had never really paid her any attention at all since the beginning," Lily said in a tone of disapproval. Her face momentarily twisted into a look of chastisement that slightly surprised Amelia.

"Did he really do all of these things that I've heard to Shelly?" Amelia asked. But this did not amuse Amelia at all. She felt that Lucian's actions regarding the situation were a little extreme and inappropriate.

with a smile. "Yes, he did! Mr. Lucian's actions clearly show what he hates and

speechless. She didn't know how to

what had happened, she never felt hatred towards Shelly. She understood her as only a

her wish was met with coldness and indifference from Lucian. She obviously

begged her to tell her how she could win Lucian's affection. It was a very awkward situation that still made Amelia cringe whenever

noticed that Amelia suddenly became quiet and stared blankly

then smiled. "Oh, it's nothing. I'm fine," she said as she turned to Lily who started to

looked relieved instantly. She smiled and then took the first aid kit from the side table

cleaned her wound and apply medicine to it. "Didn't you mention before that you wanted to go back to your hometown and

smiled back at Amelia. "His family doesn't agree with it. He thinks my family is poor and that I am bound to be a maid," Lily replied. She forced herself to sound cheerful as she spoke although the tone of disappointment

angry. But she decided to push her anger aside and comforted her instead, "Don't be sad. You are still so

Lily replied back cheerfully. Amelia felt that the story of her and Lucian was an inspiration to

the time they met brought bittersweet memories to her. She felt a little embarrassed so she tried to change the topic. "We haven't spoken for a few months and it feels good to talk with

never answered her call. She sent a text message as a reply to Amelia's call that

Lucian came to pick her up as he promised. Lily hailed a taxi and went back to SJ Garden. Lily

the door for her. He made sure that her

what Lily said but also because she was sitting close to Lucian

barely moved nor turned to Lucian.

her pretty face

something. She wanted to say no but no words came out

realized that even though she could ask Lucian for help,

noticed that the door had already been repaired when they arrived at her apartment where she

Amelia was immediately confused why it was not the

children. She wondered how they could possibly have a grandson if they

heard that you'd be back today, she went to the market to buy some food," he explained. The young man looked like he was seventeen or

She looked at Lucian as if some of the answers that she sought was on his

the young man finally said. Lucian stared back at

the same as before. It had only been a day and two nights

to get herself to do what she did," the young man revealed to Amelia. The grandson introduced himself as Mond as they walked in. He apologized to Amelia several times for what happened and in behalf

found herself at a loss as to how to adjust to the situation. Part of it was because she didn't know all the details of what happened and why it all happened in

almost five years ago. Before his death, he accumulated a large debt from gambling. Because of this, my grandmother used up all of their savings to help pay off some of my grandfather's debts after he died. It was because of his uncontrollable gambling that my parents decided to abandon my grandparents.

the landlady...your grandmother?" Amelia asked in disbelief.