After a whole day's work, Lucian was a little exhausted. Unfortunately, these trifles were even more worrying than all of his business matters.
Closing his eyes, he kept silent and tried to sort things out in his head.
"Mr. Lucian, shall I send you back to the SJ Garden now?" Eric asked tentatively.
"No. Bring me to a hotel somewhere close by." The villa was now a place that didn't have Amelia in it. Going back would just bring in too much loneliness in his heart.
If he had a choice, Lucian would have gone to the Amelia's villa in the south city just so that he could see her. But given with what had happened, he had to control himself.
Meanwhile, Amelia felt as if she had lost contact with the outside world. The only that kept her days a little less boring was when Courtney turned on the TV in the morning, watching the news about the current situation.
"Amelia, come and have a look!" Courtney cried out excitedly as she gnawed on a corn cob.
At that time, Amelia was cooking some soup. Turning the stove off, she walked to the living room curiously. "What is it?"
"Look. The An Group is really owned by someone else now," Courtney said, pointing at the TV. "Jonny has taken over the company."
A shiver ran up Amelia's spine, her eyes widening in disbelief. On the screen, Jonny was dressed in a black suit, beaming widely. There were reporters all around him, and he was answering all their questions eagerly.
"Amelia, you must be quite a catch! Both of the men vying for you are so incredible. If ever you don't end
ally that heartless? Shelly is still in the hospital bed. Aren't you being too harsh on her?" Fannie defended.
The only reason she said this was not because she wanted to help Shelly out, but rather she did not want Amelia and Lucian to get back together. After all, Amelia was not as easy to use as Shelly. What's more, she was still trying to get control of the Zhan Group.
Even after all this time, Fannie just could see Lucian as her biological son. Maybe if he treated her badly in the future, there was a chance she would gain support from the Zhan Group.
"I'm sorry, but if you keep interfering with my own personal business, the more I'm obliged to stay farther away from you," Lucian countered.
With a pale face, she stared at him in disbelief. "Is it really so wrong to care about Shelly?"
"If you really want the best for me, you should respect my decisions." After all, he was a capable man. He was very independent, and knew how to handle his own affairs.
"I see... You don't want to listen to me at all now. If you insist on divorcing Shelly, then don't bother calling me your mother anymore!" Fannie said angrily. "If that's what it takes, then so be it," Lucian shrugged.
Hearing this, Fannie was completely taken aback. She had thought that maybe Lucian would've changed his mind when she said that. Although it was true that Lucian was grateful that Fannie had raised him, his priority was taking care of Amelia. There was no one else in the world he loved more. What's more, she was carrying another life inside of her.