Claire pouted sitting in the back seat of the car and acted like a child. "Lucian, you promised me that you would be my sun again and make me happy from now on. Have you forgotten everything already?"
As soon as Claire finished her eloquence, Amelia, who was driving the car, hit the brake sharply. The car abruptly stopped making Amelia's body lean forward at once. Claire's open words had distracted her. What was this girl's deal with her husband?
"Amelia, are you okay?" But Lucian immediately came to her aid. In a hurry, he moved Claire's sharp hand away from around his arm and got off of the car immediately. He reached to the driver's seat, opened the door then examined Amelia for any injury. He went deeply worried about her in an instant.
"I'm fine. Sorry, I was just distracted. Didn't focus on the road..."
Lucian didn't want to blame her. He exactly knew what turmoil had been going on inside her mind. He felt sorry to see her in this situation. It was him for whom she was suffering.
However, Claire in the back seat did not care about whether Amelia was hurt. She wasn't that generous. She put one of her hands on her chest and gasped, "Do you have a problem with me and my words, Amelia? Then just say it out directly. Why are you trying to scare me off like that?" After blurting that resentfully, Claire leaned back in the car's back seat and began breathing audibly. It was more of a dramatic way than genuine.
Amelia hearing Claire's words and her situation said calmly, "Lucian, I'm fine. You go and take care of Miss Claire. I'll drive carefully, I promise." Seeing Claire's eloquence of being sick, Amelia wanted to rush to the hospital as soon as possible. She didn't want her to fall sick because of her.
"I don't want to go to the hospital, Lucian. I don't want to go to the hospital." As soon Lucian went back to sit beside her, Claire grabbed his hand and pleaded with her soft voice. She acte
ugh a full checkup for him.
In the hospital, the doctor examined Mark for any other injuries. Then he said that except for the bump on Mark's forehead, there was no bruises on his other body parts.
Even though Amelia was relieved that there were no other injuries, she still felt terrible when watching his son in so much pain for the forehead swell.
When they were done with the checkup, the sun had already set.
Lily was holding Mark in her arms. She said to Amelia doubtfully, "Mrs. Amelia, don't you think it's not normal that Mr. Mark fell over and got injured all by himself?"
Lily knew that Mark was Amelia's heart. Amelia would never be irresponsible with his care. He could never get hurt while he was under Amelia's supervision.
Amelia reasoned with Lily's doubt and felt the same way. She reminded herself that before she had gone to the bathroom, she had put Mark into the baby carriage. It was impossible for him to fall onto the ground, that also beside the bed.
Shortly after they returned to the SJ Garden, Lucian came back from work.
Amelia was already depressed about Mark's injury. So, when Lucian went to the bedroom to pick him up in his lap, Amelia dodged.
"What's wrong?" Lucian was confused when he was stopped by Amelia. He stared at Amelia and noticed her upset face.
"Mark has just fallen asleep. Don't pick him up now." Amelia didn't want to make Lucian worry just yet. He had only returned from his work. She didn't want him to get anxious again. So she made up an excuse pretending normal.
Getting what she meant, Lucian nodded. "I see. But why do you look unhappy?"
He agreed with Amelia and did not pick up Mark, and the bump on his forehead did escape Lucian's eyes under the cover of Amelia.
Her face flushed in suppressed worry and stress due to her intentional avoidance. She blurted out of extreme anxiety, "Why am I unhappy? Do I always have to be smiling to see you?"