Since She Met Lucian

Chapter 118 Fight Against Edmund Together

Today's incident really had hurt her. She didn't understand what wrong she did today. Every time she'd made an effort to win over his heart, he'd always let her down. And today it all went out of hand. He did not only not appreciate her efforts, but also got angry at her. It was really unbearable for her.

"You should've been aware of the rejection you'd face when you wanted to marry me." Lucian's cold voice cut through the silence.

Her angry gaze shifted to Lucian as she yelled aloud, "Oh? Now it is my fault? If you've forgotten Lucian, it is you who have cheated on me for Amelia. You continued meeting her in secret even after gotten married to me." She gritted her teeth. "Now know this, Lucian. You can only be with her in secret for the rest of your life. Because even if I die, I would never ever give you divorce." Shelly bellowed before leaving the bedroom.

After the door closed with a loud thud, Lucian's anger subsided slightly. His restless eyes wandered around the room, observing everything that was arranged by Shelly. It even made him feel inexplicably irritable. How did he end up here! He sighed.

Their families were in good terms with each other for many years, and to be honest, he had always treated Shelly like a little sister. Even if she was a little headstrong, he always behaved more tolerant of it. But now that they suddenly became a couple, it was beyond his acceptance. And as a result, his attitude towards her turned harsher.

He summoned Lily and asked her to clean the bedroom.

When Lily entered the room, she instantly realized what might have happened. She took a quick glance at Lucian and saw him smoking. He was half reclined on the sofa and staring blankly ahead of him. She didn't interrupt him and immediately started cleaning the mess Shelly had made to create a romantic atmosphere.

Lily seldom saw Lucian smoking. So, when she saw him smoking, she knew right away, he wasn't in a good mood.

After cleaning the room, she went downstairs and made a cup of tea for Lucian. When she reentered into his bedroom, Lucian was in the same position, thinking something deeply. His brows had curled in perturbation. She gave him the tea quietly which he took. As she turned to leave, she had this urge to help him. So, she suggested to Lucian, "Mr. Lucian, if you're missing Mrs. Amelia, you can go and see her. She is also missing you."

Hearing the name of Amelia, Lucian glanced up immediately. He anchored his attention on Lily and said in a hoarse voice, "Lily, can you please make some chicken soup tomorrow morning. I'll go meet her."

"Sure sir." Lily nodded with a bright smile.

"Achoo! Achoo... " Amelia sneezed soon after coming out of the bathroom. And it went on for a couple of times more.

Courtney noticed that and hurriedly wrapped her in a blanket. She chided softly at her, "Don't catch a cold now, Amelia!"

Watching Courtney getting worried, Amelia shook her head and made an imbecile remark intentionally to make her feel better. "Oh, come on Courtney, I'm not that weak what you think I am. My mother used to say, I could only catch cold being a baby. Now, I'm a grown up. No cold can touch me now. Trust me." Amelia joked while sniffling.

"Pooh, Pooh, Pooh!" In response to which Courtney knocked on Amelia's forehead out of annoyance and rolled her eyes. "Do I have to punch you hard just because you caught a cold?"

"Err, okay, I'll shut up for now." Amelia tittered and fell quiet. She knew Courtney was irritated because she was worried for her situation.

Courtney on the other hand, dismissed Amelia's words and stated, "Oh, one more thing Amelia. I have brought these things for you. They are all useful stuffs which you'll need now or later. Have a look. By that time, I'll go wash up!" In order not to arouse Amelia's suspicion, Courtney said flatly and gave Amelia a sidelong gaze. NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

All of these were bought by Lucian in reality. He had been constantly worried about Amelia. He knew that Amelia would refuse his gifts right away, if she realized they were from him. So he had asked Courtney cleverly to bring them to Amelia.

The things that Courtney took out from the suitcase one by one were all what Amelia needed for her pregnancy. There were foods especially made for pregnant women. Even Lucian had bought maternity pajamas, pants and other clothes for Amelia.

Amelia had thought that the big suitcase that Courtney had brought with her held Courtney's daily necessities. But it turned out that all of them were necessities for a pregnant woman. Possibly her. Of course, all of them were of high quality.

On one hand Amelia was moved by Courtney's thoughtfulness, but on the other, she felt it was a bit too much. After all, Amelia's belly hadn't yet become bigger, and such clothes were too large for her now.

"Amelia, you didn't tell me what do you think about my gifts?" Courtney asked with a bright smile as she dried her hair with a towel.

Amelia frowned at that. What should she tell her? She asked Courtney nervously, "Courtney, if you don't mind, can I return them?"

Courtney gasped at that. "What? But why?" She exclaimed, her smiled vanished at once. She didn't think she heard Amelia right. She asked her again, "Did you just say that I should return them?"

Amelia nodded her head and reasoned to Courtney, "Honestly telling, these things seem very expensive. I don't think we should spend too much right now. We should keep money for future, and it'll help us after the baby is born."

Amelia knew that it was not an easy job to raise a child single-handedly, so she had been trying her best to earn as much money as possible. It was better than running out of money after the child was born.

"You are going to be a loving mother, Amelia. You are always so thoughtful with everything. But don't be too polite with me. I brought them out of my good intention. If you wouldn't accept them, then, I don't know," Courtney shrugged, "just throw them away. Also, I can't anymore return them. I have removed all the tags." Courtney thought inwardly. The person who knew Amelia the best way possibly was Lucian. He knew Amelia would want to return the clothes. So, he removed all the tags from the clothes. And now, there was no way for her to return.

"Oh! Then I'll take them. Thank you, Courtney. It's very kind of you." Amelia took them all reluctantly, however, her eyes filled with gratitude.

Courtney smiled again. She understood what was playing on Amelia's mind. She comforted her, "Don't worry, Amelia. Everything will be fine as long as you try hard. I believe the money will shower on you soon, and there won't be any deficiency for my godson's milk powder. Don't worry too much."

Amelia nodded. "Yes, I'll be more diligent in your shop from now on. I'll work hard," Amelia said with a smile filled with positivity.

In the next morning, when Amelia was still cooking breakfast in the kitchen, she heard a knock on the door.

Amelia thought it might be Mrs. Chen, who had just finished her morning exercise. She hurriedly ran to open the door. But when she opened the door, she stood stock still. The person whom she had least expected to see was standing there in all his glory.

Ignoring the shock on her face, Lucian walked into the house and closed the door. He noticed Amelia was still in a trance seeing him there.

Looking at his tall figure, Amelia followed him and stopped him. "Courtney hasn't gotten up. Is there anything I can do for you?"

If it were not for Courtney, she couldn't find an excuse to stop Lucian.

Lucian halted in his track and looked down at Amelia. His eyes were soft. He gave her a genuine caring gaze and said, "I brought you chicken soup that Lily had made. Don't you want to try it?"

Looking at his smiling face, Amelia felt helpless. He still had this effect on her. She felt weak at his smile.

"Oh. Thank you. I will surely try it." She took the bowl from Lucian's hand without saying a word, then asked him coldly, "Alright then. Can you leave now?"

Lucian's smile vanished in an instant hearing her refusal. His brows knitted in a frown. He asked in an aggrieved tone, "Do you think I should leave just like this?"

"You can refuse to come in the first place. That's up to you." Amelia looked away sulking. She didn't want to look at Lucian anymore.

Lucian although understood why Amelia was refusing him and treating him indifferently. She wanted to avoid arousing any suspicion towards them.

"Well," Lucian sighed, "Then I'll leave if that's what you want. Don't forget to drink the soup. Lily made it early this morning. Don't let her effort go wasted." After that, Lucian gave a soft squeeze on Amelia's shoulder then turned to leave.

Although Amelia asked Lucian to leave, but in truth, her heart squeezed in her chest painfully watching him leave. She had expected Lucian to act shamelessly like the old Lucian used to, but she didn't think he would not interrupt her request and truly leave her. Watching him compromising their love broke her apart.

Long after Lucian left, she kept watching at the closed door. Unknowingly her eyes had welled up at their separation. Tears rolled down Amelia's face seamlessly, and she felt terribly broken inside.

A sudden voice pulled Amelia out of her trance. "Since you care about him so much, why did you refuse him?" Standing at the door of her room, Courtney watched Amelia crying bitterly. She went over and gave her a tissue. Her eyes darted towards the door as she said, "He's not gone far yet. Do you want me to call him back?"

"No!" Amelia stopped her immediately. A sob erupted out of her mouth.

"You act like a loser!" Courtney took the soup bowl from Amelia, unscrewed the lid and took a sniff. "Wow, it smells good and it's still hot. Drink it quickly. You take this and I'll go eat up the breakfast that you made!"

After coming out of Amelia's house, Lucian got a call from Jonny, who asked him to have a lunch together with him at the most luxurious restaurant in the city.

Lucian suspected Jonny's invitation and right away called Eric to find out the truth. He knew that the place where Jonny had invited him, there would be so many people. It was evident that Lucian and Jonny wouldn't be the only people present at their meal together.

And he was right. Eric confirmed his suspicion. According to his report, Jonny not only had invited Lucian, but also many shareholders of the An Group.

Lucian understood Jonny's intention immediately. Jonny basically had the intention to gain the support of all the shareholders of An Group, so that he could have the upper hand against Edmund.

But now there was no way he could back of. No matter what Jonny's real intention was, Lucian had to attend this banquet.

At noon during the lunch, everyone around the table raised their glasses and toasted. Everyone laughed and talked about the current situation of the An Group.

Mr. Chen, who had a lot shares, was so excited that he slapped the table again and exclaimed, "Edmund wants to run the company by his own and not listen to the shareholders. I have had enough of it!"

"What he had announced as his special decision, isn't convincing at all. It's us, the shareholders, who should offer their opinions and funds when the company is really making a decision!"

"Mr. Jonny, if you are determined to take over the An Group, the An Group will reach the heights soon. And I'm sure about it. But if it's still Edmund running the company, I'm afraid, tomorrow wouldn't be any good. We can't be sure."

"Speaking of this, I have to apologize to Mr. Lucian. If my wife wasn't greedy and didn't demand a lot of fortune from me, I would have definitely helped the Zhan Group."

"Yes, you're right. We shouldn't believe in what Edmund said. Since he seems to be gradually walking away from the shareholders, I'm sure he'll understand soon how tough Mr. Lucian had been throughout."

During the whole time, Lucian listened to all the statements the shareholders were making silently.

Lucian was not that type of person who would go wild with excitement and lose his temper and reputation. He didn't verbally show gratitude to these supported shareholders. He was sure that the An Group was not in a good condition now, even if the An Group was rich and powerful, once they lost connection from the shareholders, it would do no good to the development of the An Group.

In addition to that, he had controlled a lot of Edmund's crooked exchange records, including some dirty tricks he had applied to suppress the Zhan Group.

"Come on, Lucian. Let's have a drink." It was Jonny. Jonny, on the other hand, didn't say anything the whole time. He had just listened to the rest. While the shareholders were toasting to each other, he raised his glass and smiled to Lucian meaningfully.

After the meal was over, all the shareholders left. Only Lucian and Jonny were stayed behind in the deluxe room.

Finally Jonny began talking to Lucian what he had intended to say for long. "Lucian, I absolutely know, the behaviors of those shareholders are disgusting, indeed. But as long as their target is Edmund, we have to greet them with a smile." Then Jonny took a sip of his wine while giving Lucian a cautious exchange.