Chapter 68 Get Closer

"Nervous?" Lily walked over to Amelia, noticing the awkwardness that hovered around her. "You and Mr. Lucian are a couple. What are you nervous about?" she asked, her tone belying her confusion despite her friendly smile.

Amelia felt her cheeks warm with her words. Did Lily know? "Lily, you…" she stated nervously. "Even you know it?"

"You care about him. That much is clear to me. If I may be so bold to say this, I think that a little more honesty from the both of you would carry your feelings across to the other," Lily expressed her thoughts earnestly.

Amelia felt her shoulders relax. Lily was right, but it was one thing to know, and another to actually express it through actions. It would take her a lot of courage to take a step forward.

At this point, she remembered Jasper and the time they spent together. Five years was a long time. One would think that in this period, they would have already familiar to each other as breathing, like the way old couples finish each other's sentences. It should have been that way, but even with that length of time, it was as if there was hesitation in her that she could not place. The two of them had shared kisses, but it never seemed to go any further than that. Looking back now, she was not entirely sure she wanted that with him.

Half an hour later, Lucian came back home. Amelia thoughtfully took his bag and asked him if he had already eaten. If he hadn't yet, she would go straight to making dinner for him.

For a moment, Lucian was taken aback. Then, he replied, "There was a sudden meeting. It had been a hell of a day. I haven’t even realized that I haven't eaten yet until you asked. Dinner sounds nice, thank you."

Then, he went to the living room and sat down.

'So he was having a meeting...' Amelia thought. 'Thank god, he was not angry because of me

Why are you in such a hurry?"

Was he laughing at her because she didn't usually doll herself up?

"Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Lucian. I didn't know you liked cosmetics. If you want them so much, I can give you a few large of boxes of them. Knock yourself out, but leave me out of it," she retorted.

Lucian was grinning now. He opened his eyes and kissed her on the forehead. "Mrs. Amelia, you're a natural beauty. You look beautiful even with no make-up at all."

"I didn't know you had such a way with words too," Amelia answered jokingly to cover up her embarrassment at his compliment.

"Do you want me to let you go?" Lucian hugged her tighter. Amelia could feel his faint breath.

"You're always on time. But now you are going to be late if you keep this up," she said.

The next moment, Lucian was leaning over and said shamelessly, "Kiss me, and I'll let you go."

"Why you!" Amelia protested.

"You wouldn't want me to lose face, would you? Now hurry it up. The seconds are running," Lucian smiled devilishly at her very offended expression.

Seeing that she had been cornered with no way out, Amelia gave Lucian a quick kiss on the face.

The next moment, she felt his hand at the back of her head as he deepened and prolonged the kiss.

"Don't worry. We can be a little late today." It was some time before Lucian raised his head.

"Why?" Amelia asked. She immediately got out of bed and looked for clothes in the wardrobe.

"I'm going to an opening ceremony today. You'll be going with me," Lucian replied as he got up to get dressed.

Amelia turned around but was met with Lucian's naked body. A scream came from her before she could stop it and she turned back around at once.

Seeing her reaction, Lucian raised his eyebrows. He finished dressing and said, "I'm your husband. Why are you so surprised?"