Since She Met Lucian

"This tastes like home," Lucian said as he sampled the food in front of him.

"But the food Lily cooked is also very delicious," she meekly replied. Amelia initially thought that he was referring to the taste of the dishes, but she realized that he was enjoying the scenario more.

She smiled as she placed her hands inside the big pockets of her pink apron. Lucian had carefully picked it for her because he wanted her to wear it for as long as she stayed there. And he hoped in his heart that Amelia would stay there for good.

Lucian bought that villa a couple of years ago. At the time, he merely thought that the area looked peaceful and the air was quite pleasant. He considered it as a good place to live in, but then things had changed. He saw that the villa could be more than just a house. It could be the home where he would live with Amelia and their baby.

"Aren't you hungry? What were you thinking of?" Amelia was putting more food into his plate when she realized what she had just said and bit her tongue.

Lucian snapped out of his daydream, and looked at Amelia with worry in his eyes.

"Thank you..." he trailed off. These words moved Amelia but she took control not to show it in her expression.

In his mind, Lucian wanted to call Amelia honey. But he also had to restrain himself. He decided to save it for when he had finally restored her title as Mrs.

Dinner time was over in the blink of an eye. Lucian volunteered to wash the dishes but Amelia didn't want to bother him with it. But after hearing him jokingly boast of his superb talent in dish washing, Amelia was only too happy to take him on his offer. She wanted to see what he was talking about.

Leaning against the door frame, Amelia contentedly watched as Lucian took over the sink.

Lucian watched her from the corner of his eyes. Wanting to make Amelia laugh, he tried to make a show out of dish washing by playing with the plates, pretending to toss them into the air to perform tricks.

Amelia was elated to see Lucian's smile, but she also feared for herself. She didn't know how much more she could take before her true feelings for him were revealed.

"Have you seen this? This is dish washing at its finest. I'm not just a pro at cleaning plates; I'm the master!" Lucian exaggerated.

Amelia was about to laugh, but she chose to roll her eyes instead.

"I guess that's enough of that," Lucian said while putting the plates down to save himself from further embarrassment. "Actually, I can make a living out of just my handsome looks, but what I really want to do is serve the love of my life, so here I am, washing dishes for her. Am I not the sweetest?"

He had gone up to her and had closed the gap between them.

Amelia's instinct was to panic. She quickly took a few steps back to maintain some distance from Lucian.

With all seriousness, he said softly, "I'll be leaving you now. Take care of yourself during the next couple of days." Once he'd

with mixed feelings, but she made the

Amelia felt just how big and empty the villa was. She felt all of the happiness that Lucian made her feel a few moments ago drain from her heart,

alone, but the interiors of the house were very inviting and beautiful. When she wanted to stretch her legs, she would walk around the vast garden and smell the flowers. She particularly enjoyed the pavilion where she would stay for hours to listen at the soft gurgling sound from

the next three days. Bored and alone, Amelia was sitting in the living room surfing TV channels, when a particular bit of news caught her attention. It was

mentioned that it was

Lucian was seen keeping in touch with his former wife, causing his current wife, Shelly

so terribly that she dropped the remote

image even clearer in Amelia's mind. Shock spread all over her body as she thought about Shelly and the repercussions of her own actions.

rushed downstairs, crossed

at the gates saw her dashing out and reached out to stop her. "What's the matter, Miss Amelia?" one of the men asked politely. Amelia had been happily staying

I need to deal with," Amelia said directly. Anxiety

allowed to leave the villa," one of the

possibly having hurt Shelly. When she heard

insist on going out?" she

following Lucian's orders, but she hated the fact

hopeless yet she tried to push

other blankly. Not knowing

Lucian to finish

out, she thought that she'd

for his arrival," the man who had

he's coming or not. Let me out or I'll call the

that threatening them would work, but neither of them reacted. Instead of worrying, they only

those words under any other circumstance. Moreover, in her heart, Amelia wanted nothing more

TV. She felt that she had to go to

no choice but to beg them for she didn't have access to the gate. Opening it required their thumbprints on the

them into thinking that there had just been a simple misunderstanding. The police would not be able to help her, and seeing that the guards remained unflinching despite her pleas,

we're just following orders," the taller of the two

him politely. She couldn't blame them after all. There was nothing left for her to do but head

took out her phone and dialed Lucian's