Since She Met Lucian novel Chapter 133

Edmund thundered at the other end of the line. He said that in addition to Lucian, Jonny had stirred up all the shareholders of the An Group, forcing Edmund to give up his position as the CEO.

Emma's hand quivered when she heard Shelly's question—so much so that she almost spilled her porridge. Thankfully, she was quickly able to gather herself. Smiling, she said, "You just woke up. You shouldn't be thinking about these things yet."

Shelly pushed the bowl away, her eyes gleaming in anger. "Am I really your daughter? Why is it that you're so focused on protecting your son so much?"

Back when Shelly was still a child, she felt as if Emma didn't really care about her. Although Emma was kind to her, it wasn't really the same as how she was with Jonny. It seemed as if Emma cared more about Jonny than she did Shelly.

Emma's face darkened. She apologized, "I'm sorry. I neglected your feelings all these years."

"Do you think that's enough?" Shelly sneered as she glared at her mother, eyes filled with resentfulness. "What? Have you been waiting for this day all your life? You willingly take insults and humiliation just so your son can have the power in the family? Are you proud, huh?"

Surprised, Emma didn't expect that Shelly, at her young age, would be occupying her mind with these kinds of things and assumptions.

"Shelly, we're family, not enemies." This only made Shelly even angrier.

"Family?" Shelly snorted and bit back, "Did you ever hug me?"

"Shelly, I know I wasn't exactly the perfect mother to you but trust me when I say that I love you and Jonny equally," Emma explained anxiously. She just wanted to let Shelly know how much she loved her amidst all this.

"You don't need to explain yourself to me because you're a hypocrite!" Shelly kept her gaze fixed on Emma, her eyes icy cold.

Emma trembled, bitterness filling her heart.

Meanwhile, the door of the ward suddenly flew open. Emma figured it was Jonny since she'd called him when Shelly woke up.

"Dad..." Shelly called, her voice revealing that she was upset.

While Emma was surprised, she kept her composure on the outside.

She knew that it was Shelly who had called Edmund because she definitely didn't.

"Does your head still hurt? Are you feeling any better?" Edmund walked to Shelly's bedside, took her hand, and looked at her with concern.

As Emma watched this entire scene unfold, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. Seeing Edmund like this was a nice change to his usual demeanor.

"Can you leave?" Shelly said snidely as she cast Emma a cold glance.

Temporarily taken aback, Emma nodded and handed the bowl of porridge to Edmund. "She just woke up so she needs to eat."

Edmund looked coldly at Emma as he took the bowl. Disgruntled, he said, "Looks like your son's become more capable."

His voice was laced with irony which hurt Emma deeply.

"Well, her son's capable because his mother encourages him," Shelly chimed in, echoing Edmund's sentiments.

Emma felt as if a knife was cutting through her heart. However, she was already used to being misunderstood so she had no problems dealing with the pain.

"Dad, is the An Group really going to be owned by Jonny now?" Shelly asked anxiously as soon as Emma left.

She didn't care who took control of the An Group. The only thing she cared about was her marriage with Lucian even though it was only a business deal.

Edmund looked worried upon hearing this. Growing anxious, he frowned as he spoke, "Lucian is... definitely not on our side. They have something on me. If I don't do as they say, I could end up in jail."

At this point, Edmund was trapped—there was no way this whole situation was going to turn out in his favor and his priority right now was keeping himself safe.

"Are you saying that you're going to give up the An Group already?" Shelly asked in horror, her heart pounding in her chest.

"Why would I want to do that willingly? The An Group is my life's work. If I had my way, this wouldn't be happening. I just can't understand how it's slowly slipping away from my hands." Edmund didn't want to be in this power struggle with Jonny anymore. If they continued like this, it was going to be a matter of life and death for both of them. He knew that everything he had worked hard for in his entire life was for Jonny but it seemed that Jonny's priorities lay elsewhere. Jonny was doing all of this as revenge on behalf of Emma.

"I'm begging you. Please think of a way! There has to be another way!" Shelly urged him. Tears welling up, she added, "I can't lose Lucian. What do I have to live for if I don't have him with me?"

"Don't even mention that name to me!" Edmund snapped, eyes furious.

If it were not for Lucian's help, Jonny never could have roped in all those shareholders of the An Group.

Shelly grew quiet upon hearing this. When Edmund had noticeably calmed down, she asked cautiously, "Dad, can you think of a way to give Lucian a hard time?"

"A hard time?" Edmund was immediately lost in thought. A bit nervous, his eyes lit up as if he'd thought of something. After a momentary pause, he finally spoke, "Well, you were injured because of Lucian. You can use that to your advantage. Threaten him if you have to so you can get what you want."