Since She Met Lucian

"Something distressed him?" Since Nicholas had a hard time moving around, Darren had to constantly be by his side.
When the doctor finished the treatment and had given him prescriptions, Nicholas was immediately relieved. Lucian then headed
downstairs to ask Darren about what had happened.
"Mr. Lucian, I think it must have something to do with Mrs. Fannie." Darren was so nervous that his hands were trembling. He
then told Lucian what had happened. "This morning when Mrs. Fannie got up, she left with a suitcase. Mr. Nicholas began to
cough nonstop that he fell on the ground. His forehead was swollen..."
Angrily, Lucian questioned, "I can't believe you didn't tell me right away when that sounded like an emergency to me!"
Darren began to panic upon seeing that Lucian had gotten angry. Hurriedly, he explained, "Mr. Nicholas told me not to tell you
because you were preoccupied with Mrs. Amelia. He didn't want to add to your problems..."
After that, Lucian calmed himself down and ordered, "Cook some porridge and send someone to find out where Mrs. Fannie is."
"I have already sent out several of my men to look for Mrs. Fannie. I assure you, Mr. Lucian, that we are doing something about
this," Darren replied respectfully.
When Lucian returned upstairs, the attending doctor had just finished Nicholas's infusion. He then reported to Lucian about
Nicholas's current condition.
As Lucian stood in front of the bed, an array of mixed feelings surged inside him.
Since he took control over the Zhan Group, he rarely came back home mostly for two reasons: the first one was that he already
had his hands full with the business and the second one was to avoid his mother's nagging about him getting married.
"Lucian, what are you doing here?" Nicholas asked hoarsely when he opened his eyes.
"Dad, I asked the servant to cook porridge for you. Would you like some?"
Seeing his son's nervous look, Nicholas consoled him, "Don't worry. I'm fine. I'm just getting old. My blood pressure tends to act
up when I'm stressed or worried."
This didn't help with Lucian's concerns—he only grew more worried for Nicholas. When the servant came up to serve the
porridge, Lucian fed Nicholas.

Lucian had never done this before which was why Nicholas was happy that his son was taking care of him.
"Has Amelia been discharged from the hospital?" Nicholas asked in concern after he had finished eating.
"Yes, she's already out of the hospital." With that, Lucian finally told his father about the pregnancy. "Dad, congratulations. You're
going to be a grandpa!"
Nicholas was visibly stunned for a long while until he finally recovered and happiness spread across his face. "What? Amelia's
pregnant?"
Lucian nodded with a smile. "So you have to stay healthy! You have to meet your grandson!"
Hearing this, Nicholas grew excited. Smiling in relief, he said, "Wow, Amelia's the hero of our family. If it weren't for her, our
family would have lost all its fortune and now she's pregnant? You should cherish her."
"I know." Lucian nodded. Like Nicholas, Lucian was grateful for what Amelia had done for the family. He knew Amelia was the
one he would spend the rest of his life with.
From the very beginning, Nicholas already liked Amelia. It was only Fannie who disapproved of her. However, now that things
had gotten to this point, Fannie's disapproval didn't mean a thing anymore.
"Dad, did you and mom fight this morning?" Lucian asked in a low voice. He figured now was the best time to ask since Nicholas
seemed to be feeling better already.
Upon hearing this, Nicholas sighed. "Well, you don't really have anything to do with it but your mother's been suspicious for a
while. She thinks that since you're not her biological son, you're going to cut her off. She's worried about her shares in the Zhan
Group. I was so angry that I said a few harsh words to her. She yelled, threw some things, cursed at me..."
"I just heard you call my mother's name..." Lucian fixed his gaze on Nicholas's grim face.
Startled, Nicholas then let out a sigh. "I've been dreaming about your mother a lot recently. I've been missing her, you know,
especially now that I see her in my dreams."
"Mother's been gone for more than ten years. I bet you have trouble keeping your memories of her." Lucian's memory of Fiona
was a bit scattered. He had a few happy memories of her but as time passed, the memory of Fiona's face was becoming more
and more blurred.

It's not as if they were purposely trying to forget about Fiona but rather, it's just what time does when someone dies. Still,
whenever they remembered Fiona, her memory was still imprinted in their minds.
It was already evening when he returned to the SJ Garden from the Zhan mansion. He was exhausted. As soon as he entered
the house, he saw Amelia coming up to him. He was surprised to see her. Then he asked, "It's so late. Why aren't you in bed
yet?"
Amelia looked adorable in her cartoon-printed pajamas. Her hair was messily pooled up into a bun atop her head and she wasn't
wearing any make-up on her face, still she looked charming.
Amelia scratched the back of her head and said with a smile, "Well, I've been sleeping so much during the day that when night
time comes, I can't fall asleep anymore."
In reality, she was waiting for him but she didn't want to admit it lest he feel guilty about leaving.
"Let's go. I need to talk to you." Lucian's eyes were red and swollen, but the moment he saw Amelia, his tiredness faded away.
"Are you busy with work?" Amelia poured a glass of water for him. Seeing his bloodshot eyes, she said in concern, "I'll run a bath
for you. You can head to bed after your bath."
Seeing her frown, Lucian reached out his hand to smooth out her knitted brows. In a soft voice, he said, "I don't feel tired
anymore now that I've seen you."
"That's too cheesy." Amelia lowered her head shyly as she wriggled herself free from his arms. "I'll run a bath for you."
Hearing the sound of running water from the bathroom, Amelia became a little nervous. Although she had lived with Lucian for a
period of time, they hadn't been together in over four months which made her feel a little embarrassed.
A few moments after the water stopped, Lucian walked out of the bathroom with a white towel wrapped around his waist.
Instinctively, Amelia looked away but wasn't able to help herself as she quickly returned her gaze to Lucian after a few moments.
She knew that Lucian was in good shape but as Lucian stood in front of her, half-naked, she couldn't help but be nervous. Her
face flushing, she buried her head and pretended to fix the quilt.
"Let me help you." He strode to the bed and wrapped his arms around her waist. Not saying a word, he tightened his embrace.
Lucian gave Amelia a sense of ease every time he held her.

Before they got divorced, they hugged for the last time and Amelia made sure to not prolong it. At this moment, she didn't have
any lingering feelings of guilt like before. This time, she relished the hug and the sense of security that it brought her.
They stayed that way for a long while, in completely silence. She could feel his warmth breath and smell his familiar minty scent
that always relaxed her.
Everything was real. They were together again.
"Looks like I'll be sleeping soundly tonight," Lucian teased as he held her in his arms.
Amelia responded by saying that it was the same for her. She missed him every night before she fell asleep. All the moments
she spent with him was so precious to her. Before she went to sleep, she would daydream to deal with the pain of missing him.
Sometimes, it wouldn't help as she'd end up tossing and turning in her bed all night long.
Amelia wrapped her arms around Lucian's waist, tightening her grip as if she was afraid to let him go.
Lucian loosened his hands around her waist and held her face with his hands. His deep eyes met hers, full of affection and
tenderness. Then he slowly covered his lips with hers—the kiss was beautiful, light and encompassing like a flower in the spring
just about to blossom.
Amelia woke up early the next morning. She found Lucian was still sleeping soundly next to her. Propping her head against her
hand, she obsessively stared at him, relishing every feature of his face.
Everything about him was absolute perfection—his strong eyebrows, his high nose, his thin lips, and that smile. That beautiful
smile that captivated her every time. 'He's so attractive even when he's sleeping!' Amelia thought to herself.
She lightly planted a kiss on his forehead. Then she decided to do it again and again. She did it repeatedly as she liked kissing
him on the forehead.
She felt as if every time she kissed him on the forehead, she was relishing the sweet juices of a cherry freshly picked from the
tree. Suddenly, she flushed and covered her mouth, snickering to herself.
What she didn't know was that Lucian had already woken up the first time she kissed him. Not wanting to ruin it for her, he
pretended to still be sleeping and hoped to himself that she wouldn't stop.
When Amelia attempted to get out of bed, he purposely pulled her towards him. A bit startled, she didn't dare to move again.

Lucian had wrapped his arm around her waist which meant that she couldn't get up anymore.
Amelia tried to move Lucian's hand away but he wouldn't budge.
"Be careful, the baby..." Amelia whispered. She was actually trying to see if Lucian was just pretending to be sleeping.
"What's wrong with the baby?" "What's wrong?"
Amelia looked at the nervous Lucian and let out a chuckle.
After a short while, Lucian came to his senses. He stretched out his long arms, held Amelia in his arms, and pinched her nose.
"Good. You're getting good at tricking me, I see."
"I thought you liked it when I teased you," she said playfully.
Lucian loosened his hand that was pinching her nose and caressed her face. "Of course, Mrs. Amelia, I give you permission to
tease me forever."
"Humph! You're lying!" He liked that they were slowly returning to their normal dynamics.
Amelia got up and went to the bathroom. She asked, "Do I still have any toiletries here?"
"What do you think?" Lucian proudly asked her.
"Well, you did get married to someone else for a while..." Amelia said, feigning innocence. Lucian shot her a warning look to
which she grinned at. Lightly, she said, "I'll just take a quick shower."