Chapter 33 I Heard You Were Sleeping In Separate Rooms

"And... Mrs. Fannie went here today too..." Lily was so nervous that her whole body was shaking.

"I see. You may leave now." Lucian looked no different than usual. He turned and nonchalantly asked Amelia, "Do you want to go to the Zhan mansion with me?"

She couldn't turn him down since he had asked.

"Yes." She nodded.

"Don't worry. I'll make sure what happened last time won't happen again," Lucian added.

Lucian's words drew Amelia's attention. A hint of astonishment flashed in her eyes. Suddenly, the image of Fannie slapping her across the face flashed in her mind.

Knowing what he meant, Amelia smiled, "Don't worry. I'll try my best not to piss your mother off."

While Amelia seemed perfectly agreeable, her tone sounded distant as if she was trying to prove a point to Lucian.

They arrived at the Zhan mansion when evening came. All the lights were turned on but there was nothing but silence.

It was Darren who came out to welcome Lucian and Amelia as the rest of the other servants were busy inside the mansion. Nicholas was sitting on the sofa, having a cup of tea. Upon seeing the two arrive, he said simply, "You're here."

This was Amelia's third time meeting Nicholas. While they didn't talk much, she felt as if he was much easier to get along with than Fannie. He hadn't fully accepted her yet but at the very least, he didn't sneer at her or glare at her the way Fannie did.

In response, Amelia gave

ing what seemed to be an item covered in black cloth. He said urgently, "Mr. Lucian, Mr. Nicholas asked me to give this to you."

Lucian immediately took it and uncovered it only to find in relief that it was Iris's portrait.

"Amelia, look!" Lucian handed her the photo with a bright smile on his face.

Amelia gazed at the photo, tears streaming down her face again.

"Mom, I'm sorry. It's my fault. I almost lost you." Holding Iris's portrait in her arms, she clutched it tightly as if she was afraid she was going to lose it again.

"Mr. Lucian and Mrs. Amelia, Mr. Nicholas is waiting for you in his study." Darren didn't have the heart to interrupt Amelia who seemed to be having a moment with her mother. In a small voice, he said, "It was Mr. Nicholas who found the portrait. He asked to talk to you two inside."

Putting on an icy cold look, Lucian said rather harshly, "Kindly thank my father for me but this doesn't mean that I forgive my mother."

Lucian always stood by what he thought was wrong and right. In this situation, his mother was wrong and she hadn't even apologized yet which meant there was no way he was going to forgive her for doing such an atrocious thing.

"Mrs. Amelia, please don't be upset. Mr. Nicholas has no problems with you. He didn't mean to offend you. He just wants to talk to you," Darren added upon realizing that he couldn't persuade Lucian. He figured maybe Amelia was easier to convince.