Chapter 124 The Opposite Attitude

Amelia noticed the silhouette of a girl wearing purple outside her room. She thought it was Courtney so she rushed to open the door for her best friend. Amelia gasped in surprise. She was bewildered to see that it was Lily who stood there and waited for the door to be opened.

"Hi, Miss Amelia. Were you asleep?" Lily asked when she noticed that Amelia was surprised to see her. She felt worried that she had disturbed her in some way. She was visibly embarrassed, and yet in her heart she was really happy to see Amelia again.

"No, I wasn't. Please, come inside." Amelia stepped aside so that Lily could get inside the room. She wondered if Lily had an urgent message for her.

Lily entered Amelia's room timidly. She turned around to Amelia and said in a soft tone of voice, "Miss Amelia, Mr. Lucian asked me to come and check on you." Amelia suspected that Lily's visit had something to do with Lucian, but she wasn't sure exactly what. She and Lucian hadn't cleared the air between them after what happened, so Lily was meaning to do something about it.

She motioned Lily to sit on the sofa then she briefly went to the kitchen to get some glasses and a pitcher of cold water. The anticipation of what Lily had to say made her heart race. Her hand trembled as she poured water into Lily's glass. The memories that she had of her time with Lucian flooded her mind and the rush of strong emotions almost overwhelmed her.

Lily noticed Amelia's shaking hand so she gently took the pitcher from her with a smile and said, "Oh, Miss Amelia! Please let me pour water for the both of us." Amelia smiled back at her and nodded as she let the pitcher go. Lily took the pitcher with a steady hand and then noticed that the wound at the back of Amelia's hand had not healed yet. She then poured water for both of them with a smile.

Although she initially thought that it was Courtney who had visited her, Amelia was really happy to see Lily once more. Her visit felt like the visit of a sister and she felt relieved that she came.

She suddenly felt so close and comfortable around Lily. She turned to Lily and then said just as she was putting the pitcher down to the table, "From now on, just call me Amelia." Amelia smiled broadly at her after speaking. The care and love in their eyes at that moment were exactly what sisters felt for each other.

Lily understood why Amelia wanted it but she couldn't find it in herself to agree to it. "I can't agree to your reque

pack more than she had expected.

Lucian approached her quietly from behind. "Just put everything you need there and leave it. I will have Frank come over and pack it up for you," he suggested in a casual tone. He reached out and gently held her busy hands. She did not resist his advances. She could feel the love from Lucian's touch and it made her weak. "I know how kind-hearted you are. And the true reason why you now feel disappointed and sad was because you treated the landlady as family. It's OK, that's perfectly normal to feel that way. Now, I want to do something that could make you feel better and put this unfortunate event behind you for good," said Lucian.

"I'm just a little sad and disappointed regarding what happened," Amelia said as she nodded. She started to sob as she spoke.

"While it's normal to feel sad about what happened, it wouldn't be a good idea to be too emotional right now. You're pregnant. It's not good for you and the baby to dwell on something like this," Lucian explained in the same gentle voice. Lucian's words soothed her and comforted her. She felt her sorrow and worry faded away as she listened to him.

Amelia stopped crying and wiped away her tears. She then asked Lucian to just let it go.

She knew Lucian well and she knew that he would not stop investigating the matter and would even take it to court.

"I already paid for the debt that she owed, but she has to apologize to you. Her actions made it possible for you to get hurt in this incident," he said to her as he rubbed her shoulders to make her feel comfortable. Amelia noticed that Lucian still looked depressed and angry about the incident.

"I wonder where they took that wretched man?" she asked. The memory of the bearded man made Amelia shiver and made her heart beat faster.

"When I see him again, I will eat him alive!" Lucian said angrily slamming his fist against his open palm.

Amelia thought that he looked childish and it made her want to laugh but she decided to hold her laughter back and smiled instead. She agreed that her attacker needed to be taught a lesson.

"Don't worry, I have people who would make sure that he rots in jail. And there are people in jail who are waiting to teach him a lesson or two," Lucian declared coldly.

Lucian's sudden seriousness chased Amelia's smile away.

"What about the man behind the curtain?" Amelia wondered who could be so cruel and wicked to frame her using such a despicable method.