Chapter 11 Display Of Affection (2/2)

After which, he left without even waiting for Amelia to respond first.

Amelia only recollected herself a few moments later. She then followed him.

Her short legs gave her a disadvantage as she wasn't able to catch up with Lucian who was already in the hallway. When she arrived at the car, she was out of breath. Lucian merely gave her a quick glance and reminded her to fasten her seatbelt. He then drove his Porsche in full speed.

Neither of them said anything throughout the entire car ride which made the atmosphere a little awkward. Amelia couldn't help but feel grateful toward him when she recalled how he'd saved her earlier.

Before she could blurt out a thanks to him, Lucian said, ”We need to go to the Zhan mansion tomorrow. My mom's definitely going to give you a hard time but just don't say anything and I'll take care of the rest.”

Amelia turned her head and looked at Lucian silently. She still wasn't feeling okay.

”We need to go to the Zhan mansion tomorrow. My mom's definitely going to give you a hard time but just don't say anything and I'll take care of the rest.”

Amelia turned her head and looked at Lucian silently. She still wasn't feeling okay.

They had a deal after all. He'd helped her today so now it was her turn to help him tomorrow.

”Okay,” she agreed softly.

As soon as the car arrived at the door of the SJ Garden, Amelia hadn't gotten off the car yet and she spotted Darren standing outside their door with a sweet-looking girl by his side.

”Oh, Lucian, you're finally back! My feet are killing me!”

the girl complained as soon as they got off the car.

When the girl spoke, her voice was clear. She looked delicate in her white woolen coat, pink skirt, and flesh-colored stockings. As Amelia eyed the stockings, she trembled. 'Isn't it cold?' she thought to herself.

”Shelly? What are you doing here?” Lucian sounded surprised. Then he turned to Amelia and said, ”This is Amelia, my wife.”

Amelia was thoroughly impressed by Lucian's composure. Whenever she lied, her face and her ears always turned red. But he seemed like a natural. The words just rolled off his tongue. He was so good at acting that it was almost a waste that he wasn't an actor.

Amelia smiled stiffly and greeted her politely. She was very uncomfortable.

If her instincts were right, Shelly seemed to be the type of girl that parents liked. It was like she was the perfect daughter-in-law.

Amelia noticed that Shelly was glaring at her. Then she turned to Lucian and asked in disbelief, ”Lucian? Are you serious? Married?”

She sounded disappointed.

”Yes,” Lucian said coolly, nodding and casually putting an arm around Amelia. He smiled and said, ”Shelly's father and my father are best friends. We practically grew up together.”

Looks like they were childhood sweethearts.

Amelia didn't know what to say. She just smiled despite feeling a little guilty. Shelly was looking at Lucian with much affection in her eyes. The way she looked at him made Amelia feel a little uncomfortable.

”Lucian, why? Did you forget about my family's deal with yours?” As she spoke, tears streamed down her face from the corner of her eyes. Her face was instantly stained with tears. The softness in her voice tugged at Amelia's heartstrings.

”Miss Shelly, actually I...”

”Amelia, Shelly and I haven't seen each other for a long time. We'd like to have some time to catch up. You're an amazing cook, right? Why don't you cook dinner for us?” Lucian interrupted Amelia quickly. He grasped her slender wrist and looked at her square in the eye. ”You don't mind, dear, do you?”

Amelia was a little taken aback. She then turned to look at Shelly who was still crying and said shyly, ”Of course, not. I'd love to cook dinner.”

Lucian was slightly embarrassing her. It seemed that he had chosen his words carefully to make it not sound like he was threatening her when in fact, he actually was. If she didn't agree to what he said, she was just going to look stupid. Besides, they needed to be believable as a couple so she had to play her part even if it meant a little discomfort for her.

”Shelly, let's go inside.” Lucian's usual cold demeanor was replaced by warmth and even his indifferent tone seemed to have emotion.

Shelly seemed comforted by this. She held his arm and proudly said, ”I knew you didn't change!”

As Amelia watched this entire scene unfold, she couldn't help but be shocked. Shelly was literally just crying a second ago and now she was smiling as if nothing had happened. Her mood changed that quickly.