All of a sudden, Lucian roared with laughter, "I hope this kind of childish things won't happen again. Otherwise, I'm telling you Jonny, you and your An Group will suffer because of this stupidity!" It was more of a threat than a friendly suggestion.
Jonny's lips curled upwards. "How ironical! Since when have you learned how to threaten others like Edmund?"
Lucian immediately frowned. "Don't compare me with him. He threatened me in order to achieve his own interests, and I do it for... My beloved woman. My wife! Both are different," Lucian retorted. He first of all, didn't like to be compared with others, neither liked his wife being the topic of discussion among other men. Be it Jonny or anyone else.
"Don't worry. I respect Amelia. As long as you treat her well, I will never have any unrealistic ideas." Jonny affirmed genuinely. Jonny always knew that what he had in mind would never come true.
If Amelia ever had the idea to be with him, she would have chosen him over Lucian. Amelia had loved him in the past or not, but now she was Lucian's wife. He'd always keep that in mind before thinking something inappropriate about her.
On the other hand, Lucian said nothing. He only nodded slightly with a faint smile on his face.
Lucian understood that Jonny was being formal not only to maintain the integrity, but also to avoid the difficulties.
If Jonny considered he had a chance to attack, Lucian would not back away to hit and in the process win.
On the other side, in the SJ Garden, Amelia was preparing dinner carefully while she heard the rustling sound of rainfall outside. Her concern for Lucian getting wet in the rain grew instantly. She wondered if he had taken the umbrella with him or not. Her eyes darted towards the clock. It was about time when Lucian returned home. But he hadn't yet. Had he got stuck in the office? Amelia immediately panicked at the thought and dialed his number.
After the third ring when he picked up the phone, she asked impatiently, "Lucian, wh
she had once received only seventy-five dollars when she had washed eight thousand glasses a whole afternoon. But, she felt content with that. Because those seventy-five dollars were all she needed for the whole next week's expenses.
"Amelia, have you been waiting for a long time? I'm sorry. The place we are living now is quite far from here... " As she was lost in her thoughts, a woman's voice interrupted her thoughts, bringing her out of her trance.
Amelia averted her gaze at her. Sophia took a seat opposite to her. Amelia was in fact surprised to see how much she had changed.
This woman in front of her was definitely different from what she used to be. In the past, Sophia usually wore a beautiful cheongsam, even in winter. It made her figure look more graceful.
But today Sophia wore a plain worn out cotton that had been out of fashion for a long time. And it made her look a little old and shabby.
"I just arrived too," Amelia calmly responded. She looked down at the porridge section of the menu. As Amelia had guessed that Sophia must be in an empty stomach, so she pushed the menu in front of her and asked her in a polite tone, "Please order some food."
Obviously, Sophia was overwhelmed by Amelia's unexpected favor. Holding the menu in her hand, she glanced through the menu. In the end, she ended up ordering a bowl of the cheapest porridge with an embarrassed smile. "I'm not used to having breakfast. But as you are insisting, I can order this one. Porridge is good for the stomach!"
Sophia said in a low tone, which surprised Amelia, considering she had a pretty loud voice.
Amelia observed the woman sitting in front of her quietly. She was full of shyness and looked as if she had been a simple country woman from the countryside who had just come to the prosperous city. She was restrained and at a loss.
"How are you doing?" Amelia asked in concern as she noticed the blood on the back of her hand when Sophia took the glass of water from the table. The cut was fresh.