Chapter 42 Stay With Me

With a wine glass in his hand, Edmund looked at Amelia and Jonny in surprise. As far as he was concerned, they were uninvited guests. He would never call them inside.

Nicholas smiled pleasantly and said, "It's Amelia. Come and sit here."

"Father..." Amelia greeted Nicholas with an awkward smile and pointed at the door. "I thought Lucian was here. I'll leave now."

When she saw everyone's unpleasant expressions, she lowered her head. She had no intention of annoying the rest of them.

"What did you call him?" Fannie stared at Amelia in disgust and said, "You seduced Lucian, and now you're eyeing his father too? How can you be so shameless? You don't belong to our family. Did you even consider your status before calling him father?"

"Stop talking, Fannie!" Nicholas interrupted Fannie and glared at her. Her words were too mean! He turned to Amelia, who was standing at the door and said, "Amelia, Lucian was looking for you a while ago. You might find him downstairs. Go and take a look."

"Okay." Amelia nodded, keeping her face straight.

She was good at hiding her emotions. Even if someone wronged her, she would not show it on her face, but hid bitterness in her heart.

Amelia was brought out of her thoughts by an angry voice. "Jonny, why are you standing there? Come and propose a toast to your uncle!" Edmund scolded Jonny and gazed at him with a stern face.

Jonny ignored his father and turned to greet Nicholas with a

you will meet your Mr. Right." With a warm smile, Lucian squeezed Amelia's hand and walked out of the private room.

When Amelia stepped out of the house, she shivered because of the cold wind that blew on her face.

She hastily rushed inside the car, where warmth spread across her limbs, but her heart was still being pierced bit-by-bit after thinking of Shelly.

"Whose coat is it?" Lucian frowned when his eyes swept on an unknown coat Amelia was wearing.

Amelia absentmindedly stared at the window before she heard Lucian, and her eyes darted at the coat. How could she forget to give it back to Jonny?

Noticing that Lucian was staring at the coat with an aggressive look on his face, Amelia’s face turned red in embarrassment. How could she tell him the truth? But if she wouldn’t say anything, he might get it all wrong. "A passer-by gave it to me out of kindness."

Jonny especially requested her not to tell Lucian about their relationship. She had to bit her tongue to stop herself from speaking the name "Jonny" in front of Lucian.

"A kind-hearted passer-by?" He stared at the priceless coat in disbelief and said, "Why don't you give me his phone number to thank him for his generosity?"

Amelia’s heartbeat sped after hearing his tone. She took repeated breaths to calm her heart. "I didn't even ask his name. How would I know his number?"

Seeing that she did not wish to answer truthfully, Lucian had to suppress his doubts.