Since She Met Lucian novel Chapter 79

Not wanting to see them fight, Amelia interrupted. "Mom! Dad! Lunch's ready,"

she blurted. The couple looked at Amelia who quickly averted her eyes by looking down.

"Who are you calling Mom?" The more Amelia spoke, the more Fannie grew furious.

"Ignore her, Amelia. Just because she doesn't want to eat doesn't mean we should starve ourselves," said Nicholas, who was only too happy to be wheeling himself into the dining room.

Across the hall stood Lucian with a frown on his face. He watched everything in silence.

It hadn't occurred to Amelia that things could turn this sour. She stood there, refusing to believe what just happened.

Lucian approached Amelia and tried to comfort her. "You don't have to push yourself to do anything."

Amelia was right, he thought. She didn't have to do what Fannie wanted.

Seeing as no one wanted her there, Fannie marched upstairs, fuming still. But before she could go, she turned back to scream at Lucian, "Sure! Go ahead and ignore me! But I'm doing this for your own good!"

In the dining room, Nicholas praised Amelia's cooking. Fannie's absence made the atmosphere rather delightful. Everyone was able to ease up and enjoy the food.

Lucian expressed the desire to head back after lunch. Not wishing to anger Fannie more, Nicholas didn't press them to stay.

"Guess what Dad told me earlier." Lucian broke the silence as they drove home. A smile was playing on his lips.

Amelia shook her head.

Lucian was playing coy to tease Amelia, but with the gentlest of smiles, he eventually confessed, "He said we should consider having a child."

Amelia's face turned a bright red. She quickly averted her eyes and pretended to look at something outside the car window.

It was a good thing Lucian didn't say anything else, or she would have turned a deeper scarlet out of embarrassment. The rest of the ride home was nothing but quiet.

Monday came as it always did and Amelia had to return to Zhan Group with Lucian. Work had always been simple and easy, and she found that it was there where she felt most at peace.

She felt even more comfortable seeing that Lucian became more caring and attentive. This was after he made a promise in front of her mother's grave that he would spend the rest of his life with Amelia.

Work weeks in the office usually began with a meeting, and seeing that it was almost ten in the morning, Amelia gathered the documents she needed to prepare. With Eric's help, they placed important files in the boardroom before she went to the CEO's office to report to Lucian. They may have a personal relationship, but in that building, they were boss and employee. And like everyone else, Amelia addressed Lucian as "Mr. Lucian" when talking to him.

Amelia quickly familiarized herself with work processes and so she was able to adjust to everything with ease. During the meeting, she had all the needed files and required documents. No trouble arose that she didn't have a solution to.

It was just a standard meeting, and everyone was pleased that it ended quickly without any issue, especially considering that the last conference they had didn't go as smoothly.

After collecting her things, Amelia headed to the lavatory to wash her hands. She was in the middle of doing so when a voice came from behind, "Don't think that it's going to be smooth-sailing from now on just because you're married to Lucian. You will never be able to take my place in his heart."

It was Sasha who stepped out to meet Amelia's gaze. She was wearing a bright red dress, an expensive coat, and lacy black stockings paired with stiletto heels.

Amelia remembered that Sasha and Shelly would always wear thin silk stockings during winter.

"Please, Miss Sasha," Amelia said. "Enough with this. Nothing you say would change anything." Amelia believed in Lucian. She trusted him with all her heart.

The look of determination on Amelia's eyes stunned Sasha. Recovering herself, she said with a smirk, "Lucian is out of your league. You don't belong in his world."

"That's funny," Amelia affected a laugh. "You say that and yet Lucian and I still share the same bed every night." Amelia leveled her eyes with Sasha's. She had always told herself that she wouldn't let Sasha's painful words get to her, but she'd had enough. She couldn't let this go on.

The words from Amelia's mouth took Sasha by surprise. Without waiting for Sasha to respond, Amelia walked out and headed back to her desk.

That she was able to say those things to Sasha stunned Amelia herself. She was already on her desk but she couldn't focus on her work. Seeing the expression of agitation on her face, Lucian walked over and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Amelia snapped back to reality and immediately put on a smile. "I'm fine," she beamed.

"I thought I saw you looking troubled." He reached for a glass of water and offered it to her.

"Mr. Lucian, uh," Amelia hesitated. "Can I talk to you about something that's not related to work?" She fidgeted, recalling the text message Courtney sent her.

"I'm not really a fan of you calling me Mr," Lucian said. "I'd much rather hear you calling me honey." It was obvious that Lucian was enjoying teasing Amelia.

Amelia didn't appreciate the joke considering that she had a serious matter to discuss. But keeping her smile on, she continued albeit shyly, "It's Courtney. She just broke up with her boyfriend and I really want to comfort her. Would you mind if I clock out early to meet up with her?"

"Well..." Closing the gap between him and Amelia, Lucian continued, "That depends. Will you give me something in return for my permission?"

Lucian always looked stern and gave the coldest regards, and yet when he was teasing, he looked like a mischievous kid. It was impossible to hate him.