Chapter 40 Shelly's Birthday Party

"You silly, little girl..." With a tender look in his eyes, Lucian patted the top of Amelia's head. Then he bent down, took off her shoes, and rubbed her ankle gently for her as if no one else was around.

"Hey, people are watching us!" Amelia protested. But Lucian ignored her and proceeded to massage her. She looked around and saw that there were a lot of people looking curiously at them. Blushing heavily, Amelia felt so shy that she just wanted to run away and hide.

Meanwhile, Lucian didn't seem to be paying attention to the eyes that were on them. "How do you feel? Does it still hurt?" he asked, his voice filled with concern.

It seemed as if Lucian was intent on making Amelia feel better no matter what. As Amelia watched the way Lucian was so worried about her, her heart couldn't help but tremble. Feeling deeply moved, tears started to form in her crystal clear eyes. "I'm happy right now. It doesn't hurt anymore," she replied in a soft voice.

Upon hearing Amelia's response, Lucian paused and looked up at her delicate face with his deep eyes. It was as if a wave had swept over his heart, making it hard for him to maintain his composure.

Amelia's words were like a subtle way of accepting Lucian into her life.

A faint smile played on the corners of Lucian's lips as he savored this moment he was having with Amelia. The two of them looked at each other as if they were in their own little bubble. There was so much love in their eyes that there was no need to voice it out.

"Lucian!" an angry voice suddenly called out, breaking the moment they were having together.

Turning around, Amelia saw that it was Shelly.

Shelly was very beautiful today. Her hair was put up in an elegant, side-swept bun, exposing her slender and s

face as he thanked the guests and the arrival of the Zhan family.

From the corner of her eye, Amelia saw Nicholas and Fannie. Amelia was a bit surprised as she didn't see them when she had entered the hall with Lucian just a while back.

Fannie was wearing her nicest jewelry as she stood behind Nicholas. It was so obvious that she was happy to see Lucian and Shelly together.

The woman standing next to Edmund wore plain clothes. Even though her look was fairly simple, she was quite elegant and classy.

It was probably because she also had such a nice smile on her face.

"Does he really have to single out the Zhan family like that in his little speech? Lucian's married, isn't he? Why does the An family have to be such social climbers?"

The girl sitting behind Amelia began to murmur again.

"Keep your voice down. Mrs. Amelia is sitting in front of us. Aren't you afraid..." the other girl interrupted in a hushed voice.

"Look at Shelly though... She's holding onto Mr. Lucian so tightly! I'm sure those who don't know her well would think she's Mr. Lucian's wife!" the girl complained angrily.

"Oh, come on! Mrs. Amelia has been smiling the entire time! She's obviously not worried about Shelly and neither should you."

"……"

Amelia's mind went blank after she heard the two girls gossiping. She tried to focus her attention on the stage, but her sight was getting blurry from the tears lingering in her eyes. With a deep breath, she lowered her head and busied herself with her phone.

In the next second, she heard another announcement being made on the stage...

"The Zhan family and the An family have reached an agreement ten years ago that when my daughter Shelly has reached twenty years old, she is to be wed with Lucian!"