Since She Met Lucian novel Chapter 56

"What a coincidence indeed!" Lucian greeted with a smile. "Amelia wanted to visit her alma mater," he continued as he held Amelia's hand, "I decided to come with her."

Amelia beamed at Jonny as well as she nodded approvingly.

Seeing the way Amelia and Lucian got together so well, Jonny couldn't help but be stunned. "Well, since we've bumped into each other like this, let's take a walk together," Jonny said with a smile of his own.

Not knowing what to say, Amelia looked up at Lucian to see if he wanted to go with Jonny or not.

Much to her surprise, Lucian nodded at Jonny's invitation.

Amelia tightened her hand around Lucian's, making her feel more at ease.

This made Lucian feel at ease as well, and instantly put him in a much better mood.

Meanwhile, Jonny quietly looked at the two. Although there was still a smile on his face, there was a pained and sad look in his eyes.

He had planned to invite Amelia to visit Imperial Middle School when he called her. But when he found out that she was out with Lucian, he felt very disappointed.

Jonny didn't think that they would actually run into each other today.

"You seem to still remember the ins and outs of this place, Jonny." They had reached the crystal clear lake just behind the main campus building. It was the place where Amelia and Jonny had a talk from before.

"We've studied here for a while after all," Jonny defended. "This place is bound to leave some sort of impression on us, don't you think?" "Well, I don't remember anything,"

Lucian said in a low voice, his face darkening.

There was an indecipherable smile on Jonny's face as he looked at Lucian. Finally he sighed and shook his head, "Never mind then."

Amelia furrowed her eyebrows. 'What are they talking about?' she wondered to herself. 'Maybe it's some inside joke between them? Well, I was a few years younger than they were...'

"I'm sorry to cut our visit short, but I think we should be heading back now," Lucian suddenly said.

Surprised, Amelia looked up at Lucian and saw that the smile on his face was replaced with a deep frown.

Ever since Amelia and Lucian got here, Lucian seemed like he was not enjoying himself. At first she thought that he was bored, but she didn't expect that a few words from Jonny would spoil his mood even more.

"Okay," Jonny replied with a nod. Then he turned to look at Amelia, "Hey, maybe I'll see you around soon?"

"Well... Okay," Amelia smiled uneasily and blushed. "Happy new year," she said.

After their quick good byes, Lucian held onto Amelia's hand and walked back to the car. His strides were long and quick that Amelia almost had to run just to keep up. When they got into the car, Lucian drove back to SJ Garden without uttering a single word.

Out of the corner of her eye, Amelia looked worriedly at Lucian, wondering why his mood had changed all of a sudden. Soon, they arrived at SJ Garden.

"Mr. Lucian, Mrs. Amelia, you are back," Lily greeted warmly as usual.

"Hey there, Lily," Amelia said with a smile, "why don't I cook dinner tonight for a change?"

"That would be lovely!" Lily clapped her hands in delight and said, "The dishes Mrs. Amelia cooked are so delicious. I can tell that I'll be eating a lot tonight!"

Amelia jokingly rolled her eyes at Lily.

Meanwhile, Lucian still hadn't said a word. He took off his coat and slung it over his shoulder. Afterwards, he walked upstairs, his face devoid of any emotion.

With the way Lucian was acting, Amelia felt that the atmosphere in the villa was a bit dull and depressing. A soft sigh escaped from her lips.

"What happened? Is there something wrong with Mr. Lucian?" Lily asked. She also noticed that something was off with Lucian, which just proved how unhappy he really was at the moment.

Amelia shook her head and told Lily that it was okay. Then, Amelia went into the kitchen and got started on dinner, trying to preoccupy her mind with cooking.

Lucian did not come downstairs ever since he went up to the bedroom.

Feeling worried, Amelia went up to check on him and to say that dinner was ready. Much to her surprise, Lucian wasn't in the bedroom. 'Maybe he's in the study,' she thought. Sure enough, the door to the study was open, light pouring out into the hallway. Sure enough, Lucian was sitting there in front of his desk, looking through a pile of letters.

Amelia hesitated whether or not she should knock. Taking a deep breath, she lightly knock at the door.

"Come in," Lucian said. There was a frown on his face. He did not look up at Amelia, and had his eyes glued on the letters in his hands.

"Dinner's ready," Amelia said gingerly. "Why don't you come down and get something to eat?"

Her voice was filled with tenderness.

Finally, Lucian sighed and looked up at Amelia. Then, he put the letters back inside a drawer and stood up. The two of them silently made their way to the dining room.

Lucian remained quiet the entire time. After quickly finishing up his meal, he went to the living room and turned on the TV. The whole atmosphere was very quiet and awkward.

Soon after, Amelia finished her food and stood up to clean the table. But Lily was quick to get the dirty dishes before Amelia could. "Mr. Lucian seems to be in a bad mood," Lily said in a low voice. "You should go and keep him company."

Nodding, Amelia went to the kitchen first to make some tea for Lucian. Then, she went up to him with a helpless smile, "Lucian, are you all right?

Is it about work?"