Chapter 12 Let Me Hold You For A While (2/2)

”I'll just stand here and learn from you watching you then,” Shelly said sweetly while rolling her eyes.

Learn? Amelia was confused at first but then she figured that Shel

ly was probably as rich as Lucian and had probably never had to do a single chore in her entire life.

Someone as wealthy as she was didn't really need to get her hands dirty. She had assistants to do all those things for her. The Mo family had servants too but Sophia was very exclusive with them. They could only serve her and Vernon. Thus, Amelia still had to do housework. The Mo family wasn't a big family either. Vernon only had a small company which only made enough to support the family leaving not much room for excess spending.

Shelly leaned against the door, with her hands across her chest as if she was presiding over a meeting of some sort.

”It doesn't matter if Lucian married you because his parents are never going to accept you. You're way too shallow. I bet you just seduced Lucian.” Amelia dropped the dish she was washing in the sink. She hurriedly picked it up. While she was obviously shaken up, she was able to quickly gather herself and resume what she was doing.

Gone was the sweet Shelly from earlier. She was glaring at Amelia obviously angry and jealous. Right now, she was nowhere near the girl she was when Lucian was around.

While Amelia didn't know what the story was behind Lucian and Shelly, she knew she had to say something to defend herself. After all, she was Lucian's wife now.

”Should I really care whether or not his parents accept me? I'm already married to him. As long as he accepts me and loves me, I'll do whatever I can to receive his parents' blessing.” Amelia really didn't know what was happening. For all she knew, Shelly could have been the one being wronged. If Shelly was, Amelia felt sorry for her but that still didn't change the fact that she didn't know what to say to her.

Shelly's chest heaved in anger. She raised her hand in an attempt to slap Amelia but Lucian stopped her in time. ”Shelly, you can do whatever the hell you want. You're practically my sister after all. But when it comes to Amelia, I'm drawing the line. This is my wife we're talking about here.”

He sounded so strong and so sure in his words. Amelia couldn't help but blush. This handsome man was fighting for her and defending her. Anyone would swoon over Lucian. He was like a knight in a shining armor.

The expression on Shelly's face darkened. She cast a furious glance at Amelia and said in a fluster, ”Lucian, you're going to regret this!”

After this, Shelly left without even looking back.

Amelia's heart tightened. She turned to Lucian and said, ”Hurry!”

”What are you talking about? She's not my wife,” Lucian answered casually as he looked down at Amelia.

Amelia frowned, unsure what he meant.

”Then I'll go.” It was already late and they were far from downtown. If something happened to Shelly, she would feel guilty.

”It's none of your business, Amelia. I've asked my driver to send her home,” Lucian said coldly, blocking Amelia's path.

Amelia was a bit surprised. 'When did he have the time to tell his driver to send Shelly home?' she thought to herself in puzzlement.

She rubbed the back of her head awkwardly, her eyes looking elsewhere. It took a while before she was finally able to choke out a thank you.

”You must be exhausted. You should go rest.” There was a touch of warmth in Lucian's deep voice.

Amelia felt her heart jump upon hearing this. She felt a certain warmth filling her chest.

Lucian was actually showing emotions. He cared about other people too. Amelia felt heart tingling. She then raised her head and gave him a sweet smile.

Her smile reminded him of fresh lilies that had the softest graze of a fragrance. He was entranced.

Amelia looked even more beautiful when she smiled.

These past two days, she had mostly been frowning and she rarely smiled. Now, she looked like a beauty that reminded him of the sun brightening up a rainy day.

Lucian was quickly able to collect himself and put on his usual cold demeanor. She was a fresh breath of air. Unfortunately, Lucian just couldn't entertain whatever he was feeling right now.

He needed a fake marriage, not a real relationship. He didn't even want to think about what had happened to him three years ago. The pain from what happened tortured him for so long. He'd never put himself in a position where he could possibly get hurt like that ever again. This fake marriage was all that he could handle right now.