Chapter 262 At A Loss

"That's good. Too many women in the city admire Lucian. If you spread the news, not only will you make Lucian hate you, you will also help me eliminate my rivals. It's me who's going to benefit, really." Amelia pretended to be unaffected by Sasha's words.

Sasha could only keep silent. It seemed as if Amelia's words had worked.

"You made me do this, Amelia!" Sasha fumed.

It was not until Sasha hang up the phone that Amelia realized her hands were sweating.

She slumped onto the bed and stared at the wall with vacant eyes. She felt extremely wronged.

Amelia wondered if she should tell Lucian about it.

But she recalled how every time she expressed her emotions, she would always be met with skepticism by Lucian. He would always think that she was being eccentric, especially when he didn't know any better.

Remembering that Fannie was to leave the hospital that afternoon, Amelia got out of bed and thought about visiting Zhan mansion.

It was she who hurt Fannie. No matter what others said, a daughter-in-law should never have done what she did.

But upon learning her story, Fannie had stopped treating Amelia with civility.

Shelly was at Zhan mansion when Amelia arrived.

She greeted Amelia as soon as she entered Fannie's bedroom, which Amelia thought was highly unusual.

She actually called to her politely.

After acknowledging her greeting, Amelia walked up to Fannie's bed and asked with concern, "Mom, how are you feeling?"

"Are you disapp

d as he flipped a switch on the wall behind him. The whole room lit up and the painting on his desk became even more striking.

The painted woman was familiar to Amelia.

She recognized the woman as her mother, Iris.

She turned to Nicholas with unhappy eyes and said, "Can't you let the memory of my mother rest?"

Amelia thought Iris didn't need him to do her portrait.

Iris had been dead for ten years. She thought that he probably hadn't given her much thought all this time.

But Nicholas had been feeling nostalgic. Thinking about it, he thought that he may seem hypocritical to Amelia.

"Amelia, do you know why this portrait is only half-finished?" Nicholas asked, ignoring what Amelia had just said.

Amelia smiled mockingly. "I don't know. And I'm not sure I care."

"You've always been an obedient child. I don't want you to get angry over this," Nicholas said in a gentle tone.

"Do you think I'm a fool who has to just accept everything you say?" In Amelia's head, she had little connection with Nicholas. She only shared his blood.

As Lucian's father, Amelia showed great respect for him.

But as her own father, the man Iris loved with all of her heart before she died, Amelia couldn't help but feel mad at him. Every time he spoke, she only wanted to hurt him with her retort.

Stunned by her sharp words, Nicholas was at a loss for words. He had intended to have a good talk with her, but hearing her then, he began to think that it was impossible.