Chapter 163 Bonds and Thorns

Amelia woke up still feeling shaken. Cluttered thoughts followed her unsteady feet and she froze when she was face-to-face with Lucian. She got caught red-handed in her lie.

She had already made a promise not to keep secrets from him, but she had broken her word once again. Shame flooded her senses and she couldn't bear to meet Lucian's eyes.

"Lucian, I thought you were at the company." The voice that came from her trembled with the weight of her guilt.

Lucian stood in front of her, his face unreadable. Amelia had almost flinched when he reached out, but the hands that held her were gentle and had no trace of punishment. "I had something to deal with here, but it's done now. Let's go back," he said.

"Oh. Is that so?" she answered, unable to think of any other response. On one hand, she was relieved that he did not seem to be upset, but she had come here to hand over the money to Vernon. If she left now, she would have wasted her time, but with how things were at the moment, she would have no choice but to go with him.

They had barely taken three steps when Sophia came rushing to them. She turned to Lucian and sobbed, "Lucian, you are still Mo family's son-in-law. How can you be so cruel!"

Vernon quickly followed her out of the house. At the sight of Amelia, his face darkened with anger.

Amelia was at a loss about what was happening. Beside her, Lucian stood as cold as steel as Sophia grabbed at his arm and pleaded. Fury burned bright in his eyes and he felt no pity for the woman who was all but kneeling in front of him.

"Get her off me," he said coldly to Eric, who was standing behind him.

The next moment, Eric came forward and disentangled Sophia from Lucian's arm. "M

She didn't even know why it hurt this much. Would she have been less sad if she chose to resent Vernon?

Why was it that the thing she longed for was the very same cause of her pain?

An hour had passed and Lucian couldn't bear the silence no longer. He got the spare key to open the door and found Amelia on the sofa, muffling her cries with a hand as she cried.

His heart lurched from his chest at the sight of her quietly crying. Hurrying over, he gathered her in his arms and said, "You have me. You will never be alone. I will protect you and never let anyone hurt you."

Lucian's words were genuine as they flowed from his lips.

Vernon was taking advantage of Amelia's soft-heartedness and only wanted to use her. If Lucian had not stepped in, she would have been involved unknowingly.

"Lucian, my father owes 200,000 dollars now. If he is called to court, he will surely be in jail!" Despite all she knew, Amelia still worried for her father.

"Amelia, if you help him now, he will never learn. A crime cannot be solved with another crime. He would just be committing more and more wrongdoings until there is no way out. Do you really think that he would change if you save him?" Lucian reasoned, hoping that Amelia could see reason.

Amelia knew that what Vernon had done was wrong, but some part of her was still unable to stand by as his daughter.

"I don't know. It would have been better if I didn't find out, but now that I understand what happened, I just feel restless," she said, her confusion forcing her honesty out.

Lucian embraced her more tightly and said in a gentle voice, "You are pregnant now. You should focus on yourself. Being emotional won’t be good for you or the baby."