Chapter 252 My Mother Taught Me (1/2)

”Aren't you a clever one? Lucian did mention that he was fond of your feistiness.” Michael didn't expect Amelia to retaliate so soon, but he was also pleased with her response.

”I sense scorn in your words. Are you trying to test my wits?” Amelia assumed that he was unimpressed by her statement.

As Michael looked into Amelia's angelic eyes, he couldn't get himself to find malice in her. ”You have a pleasantness that even Sasha doesn't have,” he said.

Amelia couldn't grasp how he could demean his own girlfriend in front of her, especially after what she had told him.

”Isn't beauty found only in the eyes of the beholder? Your words don't amuse me whatsoever. In fact, I find it all the more hypocritical,” she said. Despite the fact that Amelia wasn't fond of Sasha, she still empathized towards her even after what Michael had said about her.

”I'm just being honest here,” Michael said with a smirk as he laid his coffee cup down on the table. He then glanced at his phone to check the time and continued, ”Lucian just messaged me that he's completed his work and will be here soon.”

Michael was smart to end this foolish conversation then and there. By this point Amelia had her eyebrows crinkled in annoyance and was ready to lash out on him for his imbecilic behavior.

”You and Lucian really are the perfect couple.” Michael jested at Amelia as he stood up.

Amelia's eyes displayed confusion, but she responded quickly, ”You're quite observant. I'll take what you said as a compliment.”

Michael burst into laughter as he shook his head and continued to express admiration towards her intelligence.

In fact, Amelia found it a bit over the top that Michael had chosen such a fancy restaurant for a simple lunch.

As they stepped onto the long red carpet that led into a lavishly luxurious restaurant with a palace-like structure, the waiters lined up uniformly along both

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