Since She Met Lucian

"Mrs. Amelia, you like lilies too!" Lily said excitedly as she walked over and immediately caught a whiff of the scent of the lilies.
"Back in our hometown, we have a valley that was filled with lilies. I used to play there all the time and I'd always pick a bunch of
lilies to take home with me."
"Really? If it's possible, I'd like to visit your hometown one of these days," Amelia replied happily.
The ever observant Lily couldn't help but notice that there were exactly 11 lilies. She couldn't help but ask in curiosity, "Eleven
flowers symbolize your one true love for the rest of your life. Is this for Mr. Lucian?"
At the mention of Lucian, Amelia's hand froze as she was organizing the flowers. That wasn't her intention at all. She just
happened to randomly pick 11 lilies.
"What can we cook for dinner? I'm so hungry." Amelia decided to change the subject.
Lily didn't press anymore. Instead, she merrily said, "Mr. Lucian cares about you so much, Mrs. Amelia. He called to tell me to
cook dinner for you since you were on your way home already. I actually thought you were coming home together."
Lily then started serving Amelia some rice.
"So Lucian had already called you before I came home?" Amelia asked in surprise.
Thinking of Lucian going on a date with Sasha put Amelia in a foul mood.
"I didn't think you'd come home for dinner, Mrs. Amelia. I only started cooking after Mr. Lucian called me," Lily replied frankly.
During dinner, Amelia was lost in her thoughts. She wondered how Lucian knew where she was. Could it be that he had asked
someone to follow her?
She knew that it was definitely a possibility since this was Lucian we were talking about. Was there anything he couldn't do?
She had no idea if Lucian was going home that night. When clock struck midnight, she decided she wasn't going to wait any
longer. Shutting off the lights, she covered herself in her quilt. However, her mind was racing—her thoughts wouldn't let her go to
sleep.
She just kept wondering the same thing: why Lucian still wasn't home. Was he with Sasha now?

It was difficult being in her position—overthinking every single thing over a man and now more than ever, Amelia knew how
stressful it was.
She held her phone in her hand, thinking if she could call Lucian. She went back and forth, turning her phone on and off until she
finally decided against it.
She slept fitfully that night. When her alarm rang, she immediately got up since she was half asleep the entire night anyway. Her
eyes were sore and swollen. Checking the time, she quickly sat up on the bed which made her feel dizzy. Feeling a little
defeated, she lay on the bed again. She wanted to get up but she had no energy since she had little sleep that night. However,
she had no choice. So she got up and washed up to prepare for work.
The room was very quiet. There was no other sounds except the ones she made. By then, she had to admit to herself that
Lucian really didn't come home.
In order to cheer herself up, she washed her face with cold water despite the cold morning weather. As soon as she felt the cold
water in her hands, she started freezing. Even as she started washing, she shivered as the water was very cold.
Since she didn't have a good night's sleep, she was tired and she didn't have any appetite. When she saw Lily waiting for her at
the dining table like she always did, she greeted her and went to put on her shoes.
Lily walked over curiously, noticing the foul mood Amelia was in. In concern, she asked, "Mrs. Amelia, did you not sleep well last
night? Why do you have dark circles under your eyes?"
This hadn't gone unnoticed by Amelia. She noticed her eye bags while she was washing up. She tried to cover it with light make-
up but Lily still noticed.
Trying to avoid being late for work, she left in a hurry.
Since Lucian didn't come home, she figured she couldn't take his car to work. So she chose the most inconvenient way to go to
work—walking.
She didn't want to use the car Lucian had given her for two reasons: she didn't want to attract attention and she found it
troublesome to drive to work.
It took about 20 minutes to get to the bus station. Fortunately, she had enough time that she didn't need to hurry.
The morning was shrouded by a thick fog while the sky was cloudy and grey.

Amelia walked despite the chilly weather. She quickened her pace in an attempt to distract herself from the cold and her own
thoughts.
Despite her exhaustion, she still arrived at the bus stop five minutes earlier than she had expected. As she stood at the bus stop
waiting for the bus, someone suddenly tapped her on the shoulder. When she turned, she was surprised to find a familiar face. In
surprise, she said, "Jonny?"
She didn't expect to see Jonny here. It was a nice surprise as this distracted her from her thoughts. She smiled even brighter to
Jonny.
"I parked over there. I can drive you to work," Jonny said with a gentle smile as he pointed to where his car was parked, not too
far away.
When she thought of how angry Lucian had gotten the last time she and Jonny were together, she quickly refused. Putting on a
kind smile, she said, "It's fine, Jonny. The office isn't far from here anyway. I can take a bus."
"Amelia, if you're worried that Lucian might get angry, I can park about ten meters away from the office. Deal?" Jonny
compromised. He was insisting on driving Amelia to work.
"Oh. It doesn't have anything to do with Lucian. I just don't want to trouble you." She defended Lucian as she didn't want Jonny
getting the wrong idea about Lucian.
After all, their relationship was still unstable. If anything happened, things would only get worse between them.
"In my eyes, you're still the little elf that needs my protection. Get in the car," Jonny said, his eyes filled with affection.
The moment she heard Jonny call her "the little elf," Amelia's heart softened so she nodded in agreement.
On the inside, Amelia couldn't help but think how Jonny was once again saving her. She was very grateful for him. If not for him,
she didn't know if she could have moved past her grief over losing her mother.
"Amelia, you don't look good," Jonny said after they got on the car.
Even though Amelia already knew that, she still touched her face uneasily. Smiling awkwardly, she explained, "I drank coffee
before going to bed last night so I didn't really sleep well."

The words had already left her mouth before she realized that she didn't really need to explain herself. She had a cup of coffee
last night while she was waiting for Lucian to get home. However, by the time it was getting late, she found that she was already
having trouble sleeping.
"Why would you drink coffee before sleeping?" Jonny asked in curiosity, flashing her a grin.
Amelia decided to just not respond, scolding herself on the inside.
When they arrived at the Zhan Group, they pulled over a few blocks away. Amelia was restless the entire time as she could feel
that Jonny intentionally slowed down his driving. However, she knew it would be impolite to rush him so she would just check the
time every now and then.
Fortunately, she wasn't late. Just before she got off the car, she checked the time—she still had enough time. However,
suddenly, Jonny said in a puzzled tone, "Amelia, there are a lot of things that you don't know about Lucian. He has a lot of
secrets."
Upon hearing this, Amelia grew so preoccupied with her thoughts that she didn't even notice that she was in same elevator as
Sasha.
She didn't come to her senses until she heard Sasha's voice.
"It seems that someone didn't sleep well last night," Sasha commented snidely. It was obvious that Amelia was exhausted—just
a single glance at her and one could easily tell that she didn't sleep well that night.
Amelia reached out her hand to brush a wisp of hair off her face, pretending that she didn't hear Sasha. She merely stood still
and waited until the elevator opened so she could get away from Sasha as soon as possible.
"That's right. Lucian was with me last night. How would you sleep well knowing that?" Sasha said again. Chuckling, she
continued, "Last night, we had several drinks together then we talked then we...."
Sasha was interrupted by the opening of the elevator door. With that, Amelia stalked off leaving Sasha behind.
Upon entering the office, the first thing she noticed was that Lucian wasn't there—much to her relief. She sat down on her chair
and rubbed her swollen eyes, intending to get a cup of tea to refresh herself.
As soon as she put the tea leaves into her tea cup, the office door swung open—Lucian had just come in.

Amelia's hands trembled in response which caused her to spill a few tea leaves on the table. She grabbed a paper towel to clean
up the small mess she made. When she threw the paper down on the waste basket, she kept her face hidden in an attempt to
hide the panic that was written all over it.
"Eric, please go to the canteen and get breakfast for two people," Lucian said plainly. He wore a beige suit which fit him well. He
then walked over to Amelia and asked in concern, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Amelia couldn't help but be moved—still, that didn't change the fact that he didn't come home.
'I didn't sleep well because of you,' she thought to herself. But how could she say that out loud?
"I fell asleep around eight but I woke up in the middle of the night and I wasn't able to fall back asleep." She tried to explain for
herself in a way that showed she didn't really care about him.
Lucian gazed at her, a strange look on his face. The corners of his lips curved into a sort of smirk.
Amelia ignored this look on his face as she offered, "Would you like some coffee?" She knew he always had coffee in the
morning.
"Yes," he said coldly as he took off his coat. He then unbuttoned the two top buttons of his shirt before sitting behind his desk.
The heater was on which made the office warm—a nice change to the cold weather outside.
Lucian looked especially handsome in his suit. He looked aristocratic and elegant—more than he usually did.
After Amelia finished preparing his coffee, Eric knocked on the door and entered. He said simply, "Mr. Lucian, breakfast is ready.
Please move to the next room for it."