Chapter 128 Shelly Was Injured And Hospitalized


    When Lucian returned to SJ Garden, it was already three in the morning.


    As soon as he reached the living room, he heard footsteps. Someone wasing down the stairs.


    In his surprise, he turned his head and saw that it was Shelly. Her hair was a mess. Wearing ace


    nightgown, she presented herself to Lucian the way that someone might dangle a piece of meat in front


    of a dog.


    Feeling a little annoyed, he looked away and asked coldly, "Why are you here?"


    He found the whole thing strange. She was dressed like she was ready for bed, yet she had heavy


    makeup on. Her dark red lips curled up in a seductive smile.


    "This is my home. Can''t I be here?" Shelly had managed to force that smile, but her voice trembled


    slightly.


    Exhaustion was bing evident on Lucian''s face. It waste, and he wanted no more of this.


    "Whatever."


    The indifference in his words was not lost to Shelly. By that point, she was already hurt, but it was his


    words that drove her to the edge. There was a hint of jealousy in her voice when she asked, "Were you


    with Amelia?"


    "Yes," Lucian answered without hesitation.


    The harsh way in which he regarded Shelly broke her heart.


    For the past few days, she had been staying with the An family. She had hoped that Lucian would


    come over and pick her up. She had even asked Edmund to talk to him about this. Now, Lucian


    showed no guilt aftering home in the wee hours of the morning from having met up with Amelia.


    Add that to the fact that he had never gone to pick her up as she had originally expected he would.


    She began running back the way she hade in an obvious disy of her pain. She had thought that


    by doing this, she would catch his attention or gain his sympathy. Instead, she saw his eyes sh with


    disgust.


    "Lucian, I know that that woman still has a special ce in your heart. But why do you deliberately hurt


    me? You don''t want me to be your wife anymore." Tears fell down her cheeks. Shortly after, she began


    crying like an injured kitten.


    Lucian was annoyed by this whole show. He didn''t want to talk anymore. Without a word, he turned


    around and headed for the stairs.


    "Lucian, no matter who you truly love, we''re not getting a divorce!" She ran to him, grabbed his arm,


    and clung onto it like a vine.


    Lucian frowned and forcefully shook her off. "Will you stop it?"


    "Ah!!" Shelly screamed and fell to the ground. There was a thud and then silence. The back of her head


    had hit the corner of a low table as she fell.


    "Shelly?" Upon seeing what had happened, Lucian''s anger was immediately reced with something


    else. He knelt down to help her up, but when he ced his hand under her head to support her, he felt


    something sticky. Afraid of what he might see, he looked at his hand anyway. The red liquid confirmed


    what he already thought. He was almost scared out of his wits.


    Having heard themotion in the living room, Lily rushed over immediately. When she saw what had


    happened, she was so scared that her eyes zed over and she just stood there, trembling. "Mr.


    Lucian, what should we do?" she muttered.


    "Call an ambnce!" Lucian instructed her as he carefully picked Shelly up in both arms.


    He had seeded in slowing down the bleeding when the ambnce arrived.


    "Mr. Lucian, don''t worry. Miss Shelly will be fine," he heard someone say. Outside the emergency room,


    Lucian leaned on the wall with his eyes closed, exhausted and worried.


    About two hourster, the emergency room doors opened, and the doctor came out. Lucian hurried


    over to him and asked, "Is she alright?"


    "The patient is now unconscious but safe. It was fortunate that her injury was treated on time.


    Otherwise, there would have been furtherplications due to the amount of blood she would have


    lost."


    "That''s good news! Thank you, Doctor." Lucian felt a wave of relief ovee him. Once more, he


    leaned against the wall feeling weak.


    "Mr. Lucian, you can go back home. Get some rest. I''ll take care of Miss Shelly," Lily assured him.


    "No, it''s almost morning. The An family will be here any moment now. You can''t possibly answer the


    questions they''re going to ask, so I''ll stay. You can go home ahead of me." Lucian and Edmund had not


    been having the best rtionship for the past few days. Now, this had happened,plicating things


    even more.


    "I''ll fix you a meal. You can rest on the other bed if you''re feeling sleepy," Lily offered instead.


    At daybreak, Lucian was awakened by a noise. Edmund and Emma had arrived.


    The look of worry on Emma''s face was in stark contrast to Edmund''s re. He had been looking at


    Lucian this way as soon as he had entered the ward. In many ways, he looked like a volcano, gathering


    magma until it had enough for an eruption.


    "Lucian, you must be very tired. You haven''t gotten a wink of sleep. Go back home and get some rest,"


    Emma urged gently.


    Indeed, he felt exhausted, but he had to stay and tell them about what had happened.


    He solemnly stood in front of them and bowed deeply. "Uncle, Auntie, I''m sorry for the injury I have


    caused Shelly. Please ept my apologies. I''m truly sorry..."


    Although he had married Shelly, for it was what Edmund had wanted, he still addressed the older


    gentleman the way that he had had before the marriage.


    This was a deliberate move on Lucian''s part. Maybe through this, he could make Edmund feel that he


    had forced the marriage and that the couple was unhappy.


    "Do you think saying sorry is enough for me to forgive you and forget what you''ve done to my


    daughter?" Edmund was fuming.


    Emma put her arms around him in an attempt to cate him. "Don''t be mad at Lucian. Look. Shelly''s


    stable now. Besides, he''s family, too. Let''s not let anger ruin this harmonious rtionship."


    Edmund looked at her with cold eyes and pushed her away with a force that almost made her fall.


    Lucian caught her in time. He was still on edge. The previous night, Shelly had sustained a serious


    injury because of a fall.


    "Harmonious? If he cares at all about this harmonious rtionship that you speak of, he won''t have


    anything to do with that prodigal son. He''s going to ruin me!" Instead of Shelly''s injuries, what seemed


    to enrage Edmund now was his rtionship with Jonny and Lucian''s association with him.


    Edmund''s executive position at the An Group was in danger.


    Disgusted, Lucian regarded his father-inw coldly. He said, "You didn''te here to talk to me about


    your daughter. You''re here because you''re hurt. You''re about to lose your position as CEO of the An


    Group. Isn''t that right?"


    Edmund was taken aback by the fact that Lucian had seen right through him. In his rage, he


    stammered, "How could you... How dare you turn things around? Shelly has always been the apple of


    my eye, and you have caused her nothing but misery since the day that you two got married. I want


    you to pay!"


    Instead of feeling threatened, Lucian was actually amused. Edmund was panicking, and his guilt was


    showing. Lucian responded with the same coolness as before, "If you love your daughter as much as


    you im that you do, why did you force her to marry a man who doesn''t love her at all?"


    "Lucian, don''t forget. I''m the reason why Zhan Group is still here." Edmund immediately changed the


    topic. He could not think of an appropriate response to Lucian''s question.


    Emma, who had decided to watch over Shelly, couldn''t help overhearing the argument. She reminded


    them softly, "Gentlemen, we are in a hospital ward. Shelly is recovering from an injury. Do you really


    want her to wake up to see you being escorted out?"


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    She had asked them quietly, but Edmund did not respond the same way.


    "This is none of your business! Shut up!" he yelled. He muttered something then. Perhaps he had


    thought of something else but decided not to say it out loud. Then, he continued, disregarding Lucian''s


    presence, "Don''t think I don''t know what you''re nning! You''ve always wanted your son to be the


    CEO of the An Group!"


    Now enraged by the usation, Emma stood up and replied, "You said you love your daughter, but


    you keep talking about something else. Have you even seen her since we entered the hospital? Jonny


    is not only my son. He is also yours."


    Emma had always been gentle, and this was the first time that she had ever shown Edmund this side


    of hers.


    It did not sit well with him. Angrily, he pointed a finger at her and warned, "When we get home, I''m


    teaching you a lesson."


    Without another word, he stormed out of the ward. He didn''t even check on Shelly.


    It became silent in the ward again. Emma began to sob painfully with her hand over her mouth.


    This broke Lucian''s heart. Shortly after, he heard sniffling noises. He looked over at Emma, who was


    now crying quietly. He handed her a tissue and said, "Auntie, don''t be sad. I''m so sorry about what


    happened."


    "I believe you. I know you didn''t do it on purpose." Emma knew how spoiled and unruly her daughter


    could get. And although she was Shelly''s mother, the two had never really been close. On the contrary,


    Edmund had always indulged their daughter, making her think that in life, she could get everything that


    she wanted whenever she wanted it.


    "Thanks for your understanding, Auntie." Lucian knew that Emma was simply trying to stay away from


    trouble. He had also heard that Edmund was treating her badly.


    "I was not myself just now." Emma smiled apologetically, and the lines on her forehead disappeared.


    "But I feel better now. I don''t regret saying what I said."


    She took a deep breath, knowing that she had done something brave. Ever since she married Edmund,


    she had felt even less important than a servant. He mistreated her, but she endured everything


    because of the children. However, today, when she saw him prioritize his position over the safety and


    well-being of his children, she was unable to hold back.


    Lucian understood. He smiled gently and said, "Auntie, Jonny loves you very much. He''s doing all of


    this for you."


    Jonny had been unwilling to take over thepany. Before he even finished school, Edmund had been


    mentoring him and preparing him to be a valuable member of the An Group. Instead, Jonny wanted to


    follow his heart and do the things that he loved. It was then that his rtionship with his father soured.


    "Jonny''s father can be selfish. He used to think that it was only natural for a son to take over his


    father''spany. Now, he feels threatened that Jonny is taking thepany away from him, that


    Jonny is going to lead An Group and will run it poorly." Emma knew exactly how Edmund thought.


    "I have always favored fairpetition, not dirty tricks like his." If it weren''t for Edmund, Zhan Group


    wouldn''t be in the mess he had seemed to save it from in the first ce.