Claire wanted to be cared for by Lucian, but the look in his eyes suggested that it wasn't a good time. She didn't dare put up the little girl act in front of him.
Lucian felt disappointed as he looked at Claire from head to foot. He said coldly, "Claire, you know that I only agreed to let you live here in SJ Garden because I want to help you deal with your condition. But now, I realize that it was a wrong move. You don't deserve my trust."
Lucian didn't raise his voice but he sounded thoroughly angry. A shiver ran down Claire's spine. Although she felt guilty as she wondered about what Lucian could have possibly discovered, she tried her best to remain calm. She pretended to be confused when she asked, "Lucian, did I do something wrong? Why are you angry?"
Tears fell down from her eyes as she tried to look miserable.
But Lucian couldn't be moved. He asked coldly, "There's a line you should never cross, Claire. Don't you feel guilty for hurting the woman I love and our child?"
Claire was immediately stunned by his question.
But she was smart enough to see through Lucian's words. Could Lucian have found out that it was because of her that Mark fell and got hurt? Was he angry because he knew that she fell in the garden on purpose?
She tried to guess, but Lucian said with absolute certainty, "You're a smart woman, Claire. Do you honestly think no one has seen through your despicable behavior?"
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a girl she'd never met didn't even make Amelia jealous. She only admired her.
"You've suffered a lot these days. I'm really sorry, Amelia," Lucian apologized as he looked tenderly at his wife. He stood up and held her in his arms.
At the time, Amelia felt very safe and warm in Lucian's embrace. She couldn't even feel wronged or hurt. She only felt how much Lucian cared for her.
In truth, Lucian actually didn't have any evidence to prove Claire's guilt. He only bluffed to see how Claire would react.
Even though he didn't think to question Claire's identity, he already felt suspicious of her as he grew dissatisfied with her attitude as soon as she came to SJ Garden.
"Actually, Lucian, I thought it was odd for Claire to appear out of nowhere, so I met with Jonny that day to confirm her identity," Amelia said in confusion.
"What did Jonny say?" By then, Lucian had very strong doubts against Jonny. He felt as if Jonny had orchestrated the whole thing.
He just couldn't understand what reason Jonny could have to go through the trouble.
"Jonny told me about the girl in your past. He said that he then happened to meet Claire and thought that her story was similar to yours. So he asked her to look for you. But he said he didn't expect that you would quickly confirm her identity," Amelia told him what Jonny said.
"Leave it to me, Amelia. Don't worry." Lucian had made up his mind. He was going to confront Jonny.