Chapter 135 I Want A Divorce


    After a whole day''s work, Lucian was a little exhausted. Unfortunately, these trifles were even more


    worrying than all of his business matters.


    Closing his eyes, he kept silent and tried to sort things out in his head.


    "Mr. Lucian, shall I send you back to the SJ Garden now?" Eric asked tentatively.


    "No. Bring me to a hotel somewhere close by." The vi was now a ce that didn''t have Amelia in it.


    Going back would just bring in too much loneliness in his heart.


    If he had a choice, Lucian would have gone to the Amelia''s vi in the south city just so that he could


    see her. But given with what had happened, he had to control himself.


    Meanwhile, Amelia felt as if she had lost contact with the outside world. The only that kept her days a


    little less boring was when Courtney turned on the TV in the morning, watching the news about the


    current situation.


    "Amelia,e and have a look!" Courtney cried out excitedly as she gnawed on a corn cob.


    At that time, Amelia was cooking some soup. Turning the stove off, she walked to the living room


    curiously. "What is it?"


    "Look. The An Group is really owned by someone else now," Courtney said, pointing at the TV. "Jonny


    has taken over thepany."


    A shiver ran up Amelia''s spine, her eyes widening in disbelief. On the screen, Jonny was dressed in a


    ck suit, beaming widely. There were reporters all around him, and he was answering all their


    questions eagerly.


    "Amelia, you must be quite a catch! Both of the men vying for you are so incredible. If ever you don''t


    end up with Lucian, you can always fall back to Jonny!" Courtney eximed as her eyes were firmly


    glued onto the screen.


    ''Why did Jonny do that?'' Amelia thought, ignoring what Courtney had said. ''I thought he wasn''t


    interested in the An Group...''


    "Hey, why are you so quiet?" Courtney asked, waving her hand in front of Amelia''s face. "Aren''t you


    happy? This is good news for you!" Courtney turned off the TV and lightly shook Amelia''s shoulder. It


    wasn''t enough bring her out of her daze however. Then she burst intoughter, "I can''t help but feel so


    thrilled at the thought of the old saying that the lovers finally get married..."


    "You just want to be back with Kent," Amelia said as she rolled her eyes. She couldn''t understand why


    Courtney was so excited about this.


    She thought Courtney was just happy about her getting back with Kent. In reality, Courtney was


    actually talking about Amelia and Lucian.


    Later that afternoon, Lucian received a call from the hospital that Shelly had woken up.


    He was already nning to go to the hospital before he got the call. And so, right after hanging up, he


    immediately drove to the hospital.


    As soon as he walked into the ward, the first thing he noticed was Nichs and Fannie. With a straight


    face, he walked over towards them.


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    "Hi, Lucian," Emma moved aside and smiled politely.


    Nichs also smiled at Lucian, looking as gentle and kind as usual. In contrast, Fannie did not look as


    if she was too pleased to see him. "Lucian, in case you''ve forgotten, Shelly is your wife," she


    reprimanded him. "How can you be so careless!"


    Narrowing his eyes, Lucian just sneered angrily at Fannie.


    "Mom, please don''t me Lucian," Shelly said in a weak voice.


    Immediately, Fannie looked over at Shelly with worry written all over her face. But, she then turned


    back to Lucian and red at him with even more anger. "You listen to me carefully," she said, pointing


    a finger at him. "A woman who loves you will always forgive you for whatever wrong you might do. A


    woman who doesn''t love you will leave you once you get into trouble."


    It was obvious that Fannie was directly attacking Amelia. Atst, Lucian couldn''t control his anger any


    longer. "Wasn''t Amelia the one I really chose? The person who I got married to? Did you even ever


    treat her as your daughter-inw? And don''t act so immacte. You know exactly why Amelia divorced


    me!"


    Fury surged up in Lucian''s heart.


    Fannie gritted her teeth as she looked at Lucian with scorn. Quickly, she turned to Nichs, hoping that


    he would back her up. "Since Shelly doesn''t me Lucian, let''s just leave it in the past," Nichs said


    in a t tone. "Let''s maintain the good rtionship between the An family and the Zhan family. Any


    arguments will lead to theplete ruin of our harmony."


    Hearing this, Fannie squinted her eyes in disbelief.


    "Nichs is right. Let''s just pretend this never happened." Emma nodded in agreement.


    At that moment, Shelly looked at Emma with resentment, endlessly cursing in her heart.


    "Emma, I''m just trying to defend your daughter. So what now? Are you telling me I got into all that


    trouble for nothing?" Fannie sneered coldly.


    "You know me better than that, Fannie. We have been friends for so many years after all," Emma


    hurriedly exined.


    Crossing her arms over her chest, Fannie raised her eyebrow at Emma. "Maybe you should ept the


    fact that you''re just docile, Emma," she snapped back.


    Although Emma was taken aback by what Fannie said, she just shed a faint smile.


    "Stop talking nonsense!" Nichs cried out, clenching his fist.


    "Was there something wrong about what I said?" Fannie continued. It seemed like she wasn''t nning


    to go down without a fight. "Really, Emma... You are no better than a servant in the An family. No


    wonder people always bully you --"


    "Just stop already!" Lucian interjected. There was a look of hate and disgust on his face as he nced


    at Fannie. "Auntie is a humble woman. Despite that, she gets a lot of respect from other people.


    Meanwhile, people only know about you because you''re such an awful person!"


    It was really disappointing for him whenever Fannie teased other people like this.


    Emma was such a kind-spoken person that it was difficult for him to just ignore Fannie''s words.


    "Ha ha, do you think you can ignore me just because I''m your aunt?" asked Fannie, who was sensitive


    enough to decipher Lucian''s words.


    "Mom, Lucian, stop arguing," Shelly said in a strained voice.


    "Hush now, Shelly. Just rest and don''t worry about it," Fannie said as she stroked Shelly''s hair. "As long


    as I''m around, I''ll make sure you and Lucian stay together as husband and wife."


    "Do you really think Amelia and I care about what''s written on paper?" Lucian snorted.


    "That woman is no longer a part of this family. Never mention her again!" There was so much hate in


    Fannie''s heart for Amelia that she couldn''t even bear to hear her name.


    With a bitter smile, Lucian gazed at Fannie. "Whether I mention her or not, it does not change the way I


    feel about her. Besides, the only reason I came here today is to tell Shelly that I want a divorce." It was


    like Lucian dropped a bomb that shocked everyone into silence.


    "W-what did you say?" Fannie stammered in disbelief.


    "Tell me this isn''t true..." said Shelly,boriously trying to prop herself up. "I love you, Lucian! How can


    you do this to me!"


    The An Group was already in Jonny''s hands. Plus, Lucian had a lot of evidences against Edmund.


    There were also so many despicable things that Shelly had done.


    Shelly was well-aware of this, and just tried her best to look pitiful so that she wouldn''t provoke him any


    further.


    Nichs, on the other hand, knew why Amelia had chosen to leave when she did. She had sacrificed


    her own marriage just to save the family business. Because of this, he had gained respect for her.


    Meanwhile, Emma was thinking about she treated Shelly that same way as Jonny, even if Shelly was


    totally an unexpected child for her. It was just that Shelly often acted too recklessly, and rarely cared


    about others'' feelings. When Shelly and Lucian got married, Emma already knew that Shelly must have


    had some tricks in her sleeve. Because of this, she wasn''t that very enthusiastic about their marriage.


    More important, it was obvious that Lucian didn''t care about Shelly at all. If they went on like this, it


    would do no good to both sides.


    "You know who I love." Lucian looked at Shelly and said calmly.


    "Please... please," Shelly begged, feeling utter panic. "You are the only one I''ve loved all these years,


    Lucian! Even if you don''t feel the same way, I feel so happy to see you every day and be your wife. I


    can''t imagine myself without you. Please..."


    At this point, Shelly had sacrificed a lot of things just so that she could be with Lucian. If he left her, it


    would have been all for nothing.


    Agreeing to a divorce waspletely out of the question for her.


    "Shelly, ever since you married me, you should have anticipated what would happen today," Lucian told


    her expressionlessly.


    Of course, Shelly knew what he meant. Biting her lip, she just looked wordlessly at Lucian.


    "Are you really that heartless? Shelly is still in the hospital bed. Aren''t you being too harsh on her?"


    Fannie defended.


    The only reason she said this was not because she wanted to help Shelly out, but rather she did not


    want Amelia and Lucian to get back together. After all, Amelia was not as easy to use as Shelly. What''s


    more, she was still trying to get control of the Zhan Group.


    Even after all this time, Fannie just could see Lucian as her biological son. Maybe if he treated her


    badly in the future, there was a chance she would gain support from the Zhan Group.


    "I''m sorry, but if you keep interfering with my own personal business, the more I''m obliged to stay


    farther away from you," Lucian countered.


    With a pale face, she stared at him in disbelief. "Is it really so wrong to care about Shelly?"


    "If you really want the best for me, you should respect my decisions." After all, he was a capable man.


    He was very independent, and knew how to handle his own affairs.


    "I see... You don''t want to listen to me at all now. If you insist on divorcing Shelly, then don''t bother


    calling me your mother anymore!" Fannie said angrily. "If that''s what it takes, then so be it," Lucian


    shrugged.


    Hearing this, Fannie waspletely taken aback. She had thought that maybe Lucian would''ve


    changed his mind when she said that. Although it was true that Lucian was grateful that Fannie had


    raised him, his priority was taking care of Amelia. There was no one else in the world he loved more.


    What''s more, she was carrying another life inside of her.