Since She Met Lucian novel Chapter 45

"Mrs. Amelia is having some stomach problems. Please take good care of her," Lucian told Lily after he'd taken Amelia to the bedroom.

"Okay." Lily nodded in agreement before leaving the room.

When Amelia and Lucian were left alone in the room, the atmosphere suddenly grew thick with tension.

"Be good and please rest well." Lucian sounded concerned as he walked over to the bed.

Heart beating fast, Amelia gazed back at him with her face flushed.

He looked quite indifferent. If he didn't sound so concerned, one would think that he was mad.

"Yes." She nodded obediently. She looked up at Lucian and smiled. "Thank you."

With a gentle smile on his face, Lucian felt the joy in his heart which quickly spread all over his body.

"If you want, you can take a walk in the backyard of the villa but you can't run, okay?" After he spoke, he turned and left the room.

As Amelia watched his figure retreat, she couldn't help but suddenly feel sad.

Shortly after Lucian left, Amelia fell asleep. It was already two in the afternoon when she woke up.

When she got up, she ate quickly and intended to head outside for a quick walk as Lucian had just suggested. However, her phone suddenly began ringing.

"Hello?"

"Amelia?" A man's voice came from the other end of the line. His voice was laced with uncertainty.

Surprised, Amelia asked tentatively, "Is this Jonny?" She thought she'd heard Jonny's voice.

"Thank God, I called the right number." On the other end of the line, Jonny smiled in relief then he added, "Are you free today?"

"Yes, I am but..." She recalled that Lucian had told her to take it easy. Stammering, she didn't know what to respond.

"But what?" Jonny asked anxiously.

"Jonny, why are you calling me?" she asked. She wanted to think this over carefully before making a decision.

"Oh, it's nothing important. I just wanted to ask you if you wanted to go back to the Imperial Middle School. I dropped by there earlier today."

Amelia had lot of memories in that school...

She missed that place very much so she agreed without giving it much thought.

She figured she'd be back a few hours before dinner so she'd just explain to Lucian then where she'd been.

"Are you in the SJ Garden now? I'll pick you up." The delight in Jonny's voice was undeniable.

Amelia was about to refuse him but when she thought of the luxurious car that she had given by Lucian, she had no choice but to agree—she didn't want to attract any attention after all.

"Mrs. Amelia, are you going out?" Lily asked curiously when she saw Amelia changing her shoes by the door.

"Lily, I just have something to deal with. I'll be back before dinner," she answered with a smile.

"Mr. Lucian told me that you weren't feeling well and he asked me to take care of you..." Lily sounded worried.

Amelia shook her body a bit and said with a grin, "Look, I'm feeling better. I'm about as energetic as any person."

"Okay. Just take it easy and be home early." Lily then walked her to the door.

After a while, Jonny arrived at the gate of the SJ Garden. He was driving his luxurious car. Upon seeing Amelia, he smiled and said, "Come on, Amelia, get in the car."

Waving her hand at Lily to say goodbye, Amelia then got on the car.

"Thanks for the clothes, Jonny." Amelia handed Jonny his clothes.

Jonny merely glanced at the clothes and chuckled. "Amelia, since when did you become so polite? It's fine, you can keep it."

"Jonny, this coat is very expensive. It would be a waste if you just throw it away. Besides, even if it's not expensive, you should keep it because it's yours and not mine." Amelia looked serious as she spoke.

From the corner of his eyes, Jonny could see Amelia's face—he grinned to himself.

"Wow, I can't believe we're here already." When Amelia got off the car, she realized that Jonny still hadn't gotten off. She stood in place as she waited for him.

"Amelia, did you wash this coat yourself?" Jonny sniffed his coat and caught a whiff of a mild scent which made him smile.

"Yes, I forgot to iron it though." Amelia nodded. She found that Jonny looked very handsome in his suit. Although he was nowhere near as handsome as Lucian was, his smile made everyone around him feel warm.

"It's fine. I don't mind." Jonny was visibly happy. He couldn't help himself—he kept smelling his sleeve from time to time.

Standing at the entrance of the school, Amelia could hear the students chatting amongst themselves. Suddenly, all her memories came flooding back.

Jonny was quite pleased to hear this. However, he suddenly remembered that she was already married. Worriedly, he posed, "You can just tell Lucian that you'll be home a bit late tonight."

"Well... Okay, I can call him later." Upon the mention of Lucian, she couldn't help but think back to how angry he was. A chill suddenly ran down her spine.

Around dusk, everything was almost completely dark outside.

Jonny was in the backstage discussing the program with the emcee while Amelia quietly watched by the side. Suddenly, her phone started buzzing which startled her.

Jonny looked over, a bit worried. He kept his eyes glued on her for a good while.

Amelia looked back at Jonny in embarrassment and nodded at him. She pointed to her vibrating phone before walking out of the door.

It needn't be mentioned that the phone call had been given by Lucian. Before answering the call, she took a deep breath.

"Where are you?" Lucian was straightforward much to Amelia's anxiousness.

Suddenly, she recalled how Jonny had asked her to keep their relationship a secret from Lucian. She had no choice but to lie.

"I... Courtney's milk tea shop was swamped so I dropped by to help her." She couldn't find a better excuse than this.

After a long silence, Lucian asked, "Are you feeling better?" Despite sounding a bit angry, his tone still sounded more concerned than anything.

Amelia nervously answered, "I'm fine!"

"That's good. I'll pick you up later." His tone was still cold.

"No, thanks." Amelia had no idea when Jonny's speech was going to start or end so she had to lie some more. "A classmate of mine is having a birthday celebration. I'm planning to attend so I might be late..."

"When is it?" Lucian's voice was deep and emotionless.

Amelia clenched her fists in nervousness. "Before ten, is that okay?"

This softened Lucian's heart so he agreed, "Okay, I happen to have an event tonight. When it's over, you can call me and I'll pick you up."

"Okay." She didn't have the courage to refuse him. Otherwise, Lucian might figure out she was lying.

After hanging up the phone, Amelia was relieved. She didn't feel as guilty anymore because Lucian was going to be out tonight anyway. At least, he didn't have to stay at home alone.

As soon as she thought of this, she found it strange that she was even worrying about Lucian being home alone.