Chapter 79 Soap Opera Acting

Not wanting to see them fight, Amelia interrupted. "Mom! Dad! Lunch's ready,"

she blurted. The couple looked at Amelia who quickly averted her eyes by looking down.

"Who are you calling Mom?" The more Amelia spoke, the more Fannie grew furious.

"Ignore her, Amelia. Just because she doesn't want to eat doesn't mean we should starve ourselves," said Nicholas, who was only too happy to be wheeling himself into the dining room.

Across the hall stood Lucian with a frown on his face. He watched everything in silence.

It hadn't occurred to Amelia that things could turn this sour. She stood there, refusing to believe what just happened.

Lucian approached Amelia and tried to comfort her. "You don't have to push yourself to do anything."

Amelia was right, he thought. She didn't have to do what Fannie wanted.

Seeing as no one wanted her there, Fannie marched upstairs, fuming still. But before she could go, she turned back to scream at Lucian, "Sure! Go ahead and ignore me! But I'm doing this for your own good!"

In the dining room, Nicholas praised Amelia's cooking. Fannie's absence made the atmosphere rather delightful. Everyone was able to ease up and enjoy the food.

Lucian expressed the desire to head back after lunch. Not wishing to anger Fannie more, Nicholas didn't press them to stay.

"Guess what Dad told me earlier." Lucian broke the silence as they drove home. A smile was playing on his lips.

Amelia shook her head.

Lucian was playing coy to tease Amelia, but with the gentlest of smiles, he eventually confessed, "He said we should consider having a child."

Amelia's face turned a bright red. She quickly averted her eyes and pretended to look at something outside the car window.

It was a good thing Lucian didn't say anything else, or she would have turned a deeper scarlet out of embarrassment. The rest of the ride home was nothing but quiet.

Monday came as it always did and Amelia had to return to Zhan Group with

ther people could say that could help her move on.

Only two things could happen once a person's heart gets broken: The person could break down and lose it, or that person could move on and forget. But even moving on was easier said than done. The whole process always dealt pain.

"I've been thinking a lot in my family these days, Amelia." Courtney had a slight smile on her face, but it didn't do anything to hide her pain. She was still looking out the window, avoiding Amelia's probing eyes.

"Remember when Jasper and I broke up and you told me that the pain I felt meant that I was growing up? Looking back now, those five years with him feel like a dream. It's like I'm not even sure they happened." Amelia knew the feeling all too well. Only, she considered herself fortunate to have met Lucian. Had she never met him, she wondered if she would've gotten over her last relationship as quickly.

"I know that what Kent did was wrong, but the truth is, I don't blame him. I don't think he could've helped it." Courtney tried to stop herself from crying by forcing herself into another smile. But the tears rolled down her face as quickly as she tried to hide them. Courtney told Amelia everything Kent told her about the night he betrayed her.

It was a busy time for the sales department of Kent's company. There were dinners with clients every night and Kent was required to attend them all. In one of these parties, Melissa got herself drunk. Kent only wanted to help Melissa get back to her hotel room, but he was equally intoxicated. One thing led to another, and it was too late before Kent realized his mistake.

After that, Melissa had been trying to go after Kent, threatening that she'd tell Courtney what happened and break them up. Kent felt tormented because he didn't want to lose Courtney. Moreover, he didn't have the guts to confess what happened. He just didn't say anything, even after Courtney became suspicious and began asking a lot of questions.