Without uttering a single word, Lucian simply walked in front of Amelia and looked deep into her beautiful eyes. He briefly remarked, "Thank you." He then kissed her gently on the forehead.
Amelia responded with a sweet smile while Lucian nodded in return.
She immediately understood why Lucian thanked her and felt relieved after his soft and sweet kiss.
The expression on Claire's face became gloomy upon seeing what Lucian did.
Although their seemingly intimate act was merely a daily routine between Lucian and Amelia, Claire still felt extremely jealous of the two.
When Lucian escorted Claire upstairs, she quickly turned to look at Amelia and glared at her.
Ever since Amelia found out about the misfortune that happened to Claire, she thought that both of them shared a very similar experience. Therefore, Amelia could understand why Claire would have that contemptuous look on her face.
Later on, Amelia went downstairs after feeding Mark. She coincidentally came across Lily who quickly took her hand and said in a serious tone, "Mrs. Amelia, aren't you being too careless?"
"What do you mean?" Amelia asked with a confused expression on her face. After guessing what was bothering Lily, she forced a smile and added, "After hearing the whole story from Lucian, I thought I should trust him much more."
"Oh, Mrs. Amelia, it's not about Mr. Lucian. I'm telling you to be on guard against that tramp! She barged right into our family!" Lily boldly exclaimed. From the very beginning, Lily always had a suspicion that Claire had a bad intention. She worried that Claire would try to take advantage of Amelia's sympathetic nature and kindness in order for her to get closer to Lucian.
e to the car. Claire was shivering like a stray cat soaked in the cold rain. She buried herself into Lucian's arms, held his clothes tightly, and couldn't even speak clearly. "Lu... Lucian, don't... Please... Please don't leave me alone..." Claire silently mumbled.
He looked at her and clearly realized that her asthma had been triggered by her emotions. He then promised her, "Don't worry. I won't leave you alone."
Ten years ago, because Jonny and Lucian didn't get along very well, he cut off contact with Claire in a single breath and didn't even bother to say anything to her.
Lucian had never expected that her life would be in such a miserable state just because of his sudden leave.
Long after parting with Claire, Lucian was sure that he no longer cared for her. But seeing her now made him feel nothing but sadness and guilt.
After hearing Lucian's words, Amelia, who was driving the car, couldn't help but tremble. But her consciousness kept reminding her not to jump into conclusions and misunderstand everything.
On the way to the hospital, Claire put her arms around Lucian's neck. The moment she did, she completely stopped trembling.
"Lucian, I just had a relapse," Claire uttered with a tone of grievance when she had finally calmed down.
Lucian tried his best to take her hands off his neck but as a result, Claire grasped even tighter. Despite Amelia being just a few feet away, she whined like a spoiled child, "Lucian, all these years, what I fear the most is going to the hospital. Can we just not go there?"
"Don't worry. I'll stay with you. Just let the doctor check on you. You'll recover soon," Lucian gently replied. He tried to make his tone as calm as possible.