Chapter 142 Confession Of Love


    "You''re just jealous!" Lucian snapped in a harsh voice. There was an undertone of yfulness in his


    voice despite his words.


    Amelia had never seen Lucian speak to Jonny that way. But Lucian''s words and manner seemed to


    have no effect on Jonny. He wasn''t mad at all. Instead of saying something back to Lucian, Jonny


    turned to Amelia and said, "Amelia, I really wanted toe and see you as soon as possible, but he


    didn''t let me because he was afraid that I would steal his thunder and get more of your attention."


    Jonny gave a mischievous smile.


    "Since when did you two be so ridiculous?" Amelia asked with a slight smile. She was visibly


    amused by the way that they spoke and jested with each other.


    "Lucian may sound gutsy sometimes, but the truth is that he is a very shy person inside," Jonny


    remarked. He took the opportunity to make another verbal swing at Lucian to the amusement of


    Amelia.


    Lucian knew that Jonny was only cheering Amelia up with his words so he didn''t reply back. He felt


    d when he saw the smile on Amelia''s face as well as the sound of her light giggle.


    Amelia didn''t say anything but she was smiling and had started to giggle. She then turned to Lucian


    who was peeling an apple for her, her eyes filled with love, and asked, "So, when did you learn this


    skill?"


    He may not know how to properly wash the dishes, but he surely had a skill with peeling fruit.


    Her words sounded like she was ttering Lucian. Lucian nced at Jonny proudly then said to Amelia,


    "I''m quite amazing, aren''t I? Do you want to reward me with a sweet kiss?"


    His eyes closed slightly as he faced Amelia and waited for her to kiss him.


    Jonny felt embarrassed and said, "Lucian, how could you show us that face? It''s disgusting!" He then


    burst into a thunderousugh.


    "Jon... Mr. Jonny, please don''t worry. I would never act like him," Amelia remarked with a serious tone


    of voice. The amused smile on her face slightly faded away and was reced by a slightly yful


    smile.


    She almost addressed Jonny by name only and she felt bothered. She remembered her promise to


    Jonny that she would never call him Jonny in front of Lucian. She was able to correct herself


    immediately this time. But she was worried that she might slip someday.


    There were several situations when she almost slipped. She then remembered that Lucian would


    object every time she referred to him as Mr. Jonny.


    "Why can''t I get a kiss from my wife? You call me Mr. Lucian because I am your husband. But you


    should call him Jonny An. Not Mr. Jonny." Lucian sounded jealous. His words sounded like he wanted


    Amelia to immediately change the way she addressed Jonny.


    "Amelia, you can call me Jonnyter," Jonny said in an offhand manner as he shrugged his shoulders.


    "Jonny is too intimate. His name is Jonny An," Lucian countered immediately before Amelia could say


    anything.


    "Don''t you think it''s impolite to call him that?" Amelia asked in a low voice. She nced at Lucian and


    stared at him briefly, she wanted to see right away how he''d react.


    "Just be yourself, Amelia," Jonny said to cheer Amelia. There was a light smile on his face as he was


    visibly amused with Lucian''s statements.


    "Okay...Jonny," Amelia replied. She stressed Jonny''s name to show that she changed the way she


    addressed him based on his suggestion. Jonny had always been very dear to Amelia. He was


    responsible for helping Amelia get over the pain of losing her mother. Lucian, on the other hand, was


    the one who brought love back into her life. One was a very dear friend while the other was her dearest


    lover. Both were very important men in Amelia''s life.


    Hearing Amelia call him Jonny made him feel warm inside. He smiled back at Amelia and then said,


    "Think of me as your brother from now on. Let me know if Lucian bullies you and I will take care of


    him."


    "Since Jonny became the CEO of the An Group, he has been able to keep his word." Ameliaughed


    at Lucian''s remark. She stared at Lucian and said in a jesting tone, "If he dared to mess with me, I will


    make him pay back double!"


    "You know what, it''s a strange kind of happiness to get teased by you." Lucian''s brief words sounded


    very sweet to Amelia and it made her feel good.


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    Jonny twisted his face like he was carrying an unbearable weight as he watched them. But when he


    saw that they finally resolved the misunderstanding between them and had started to get along well


    with each other once more, he said in a voice that had a tone of relief, "Look at you two. You are so


    close once more. I don''t need to y the role of mediator anymore for you."


    Lucian and Amelia didn''t say anything. They stared at each other and then smiled. They both


    understood the irony in Jonny''s words.


    "You two should get remarried as soon as possible! Have a grand wedding ceremony so that you could


    invite me!" Jonny demanded with an impish smile that made him look like an overgrown kid. He then


    laughed slightly at his own jest as he slightly nodded his head.


    "Let''s have a toast then!" Lucian immediately suggested with a tone of pride and happiness.


    "If you get drunk, you couldn''t enter the bridal chamber," Jonny replied with a naughty smile. Lucian


    laughed slightly as he shook his head.


    Amelia felt embarrassed by their conversation and bowed her head.


    Jonny bowed to the couple and said to them with a smile, "As much as I''ve enjoyed yourpany,


    there are ces that I need to be so I bid you both, good day." Amelia looked up when she heard


    Jonny''s words and found that he had already left.


    "You and Jonny are used to making fun of each other, aren''t you?" Lucian and Jonny grew up together


    and they were very close since they were kids.


    "Yes. Just as you''ve seen earlier." Lucian shrugged as he stared straight into Amelia''s eyes. He smiled


    at her as she stared back at him. She wondered what he was thinking as he stared straight into her


    eyes. "Are you thirsty after all thatughing? I''ll go get you some water."


    "Yes, a little," Amelia replied and nodded like a little boy.


    Lucian took good care of Amelia during the week that she was hospitalized.


    When she got out of the hospital, Lucian brought her straight to the SJ Garden. When she asked why


    he didn''t return her to the vi in the south of the city, he said that the SJ Garden was their original


    home and he nned to move into the vi with Amelia after the baby was born.


    They got back together without anyplication like it was a natural thing. It was like their being


    together was decreed by a higher power.


    Lily prepared the bedroom and made a nutritious soup when Amelia was discharged from the hospital.


    Lily waited at the gate when they arrived at the SJ Garden. She was excited when she saw Amelia that


    she rushed to meet her as she got off the car. "Mrs. Amelia, you''re finally back!" she eximed with joy


    as tears brimmed in her eyes.


    Lily waited for Amelia to return to the SJ Garden. She had hoped that her rtionship with Lucian


    would soon be back to normal. She was worried when she learned that Amelia was injured and had to


    be hospitalized.


    "Lily, the wind is strong and cold. Let''s get Mrs. Amelia inside," Lucian suggested to Lily in a low and


    gentle voice.


    Lily quickly wiped her tears and then nodded. "Mrs. Amelia, let''s get inside," she said as she helped


    getting Amelia into the house.


    Although it was summer, the wind was cold and strong. Lucian immediately wrapped Amelia with his


    suit jacket as soon as she got out of the hospital.


    It had been four months since thest time she had been here, but she didn''t feel anything different.


    Everything felt the same as before, as if the four months that she was away was nothing but a dream.


    And now that she''s back, she felt that she was now waking up again.


    "Let me help you get to the bed," Lucian offered. He was worried that Amelia would be tired after the


    trip from the hospital.


    "I''ve been lying in bed in the hospital for a week. I think I''d rather take a seat first," Amelia replied with a


    frown. She seemed eager to get to the sofa as they walked towards it.


    "Okay," Lucian agreed. He helped her to the sofa in the bedroom. He then poured her a ss of water


    and then started to gently applied medicine on her bruise.


    The bossy man cared for Amelia as she watched. He squatted in front of her as he carefully applied


    ointment on her bruise.


    When she was in the hospital, he took care of her daily. He ended up getting only three to four hours of


    sleep each day. Although he was always in good spirits the next day, fatigue reflected on his face and


    eyes became bloodshot.


    But since Amelia was discharged from the hospital and was back to their house, Lucian could start


    catching up with hisck of sleep.


    Lucian finished applying ointment on Amelia''s bruise and was about to change the dressing when his


    phone rang. He ignored the ringing and had no intention to answer his phone. Amelia touched his


    forearm and said, "Lucian, answer it. It might be important."


    "Okay." He stood up and took his phone to answer it. He nced at the caller ID and frowned as he


    turned his back to Amelia.


    Lily appeared at the door of the bedroom at the same time with a bowl of steaming soup in her hand.


    Lucian approached Lily as he held his phone to his chest. "Take care of Mrs. Amelia. I need to take this


    call," he said to Lily in a low voice and hurried out of the room.


    Amelia smiled when she saw Lily and never noticed that Lucian''s face was grim. She called out to Lily


    as she tapped the edge of the sofa, "Come and sit here with me."


    "Mrs. Amelia, I am so happy that you have been discharged from the hospital. I am sure that I will have


    a good night''s sleep tonight!" Lily said with a smile and a lightugh.


    "Wow, I''m so d that you will finally have a restful night''s sleep," Amelia replied and smiled back at


    Lily.


    "My life has been too peaceful and boring since you left here," Lily revealed in the same enthusiastic


    voice. She put some of the soup into a smaller bowl for Amelia. She then carefully handed the bowl of


    soup to her. "Here. This is good for you and also good for the baby''s development. Even though you''re


    no longer in the hospital, it''s a good idea to have plenty of rest."


    Amelia took the bowl as she smiled at Lily. She was touched by Lily''s kind and sweet words. She


    quickly finished two servings of soup and then saw Lucian pass outside the bedroom door. "Give


    Lucian a bowl of soup too," she said to Lily.


    "Mrs. Amelia, you are truly kind to Mr. Lucian and love him very much," Lily said in an intentionally loud


    voice so that Lucian would hear them talking as he entered the bedroom.


    Amelia''s face blushed at Lily''s words. She looked at Lucian with a shy expression but noticed that he


    was preupied. She immediately thought that something serious bothered Lucian''s mind and so she


    asked he about it right away, "Lucian, is everything alright?"


    Amelia''s voice brought Lucian back to his senses immediately. He turned to Amelia and saw her


    looking at him with worry-filled eyes. He instantly smiled sweetly at her. "It''s nothing."


    "Lily made some soup. Have some. Then you can have some sleep afterwards." He was not able to


    sleep well when Amelia was in the hospital and she noticed that he was a little thinner than his usual


    self. He sat down with Amelia at the sofa and took a bowl of soup from Lily.


    "Lily, please take care of Mrs. Amelia. I have to go back to the office for a while," Lucian told Lily after


    he finished his bowl of soup. He then handed the bowl carefully back to Lily.


    Amelia didn''t know exactly what happened. She assumed that since Lucian took care of her while she


    was in the hospital and he was with her the entire time, work at thepany piled up and now Lucian


    had to catch up to the umted work. She touched his shoulder and then said in a soft voice,


    "Lucian, I''m almost fully recovered. You can take care of the affairs at thepany now."


    Lucian was touched by Amelia''s words. He kissed Amelia''s forehead and then replied in his usual


    husky voice, "I''ll be back as soon as I finish. There is something that requires my immediate attention."


    Lily''s face blushed with embarrassment as she watched the two lovers. She sat at the opposite side of


    Amelia and bowed her head. Lucian stood up, straightened himself and took his suit jacket on his way


    out of the bedroom. After Lucian had gone, Lily turned to Amelia and said, "Mr. Lucian really loves you


    so much, Mrs. Amelia.


    You''re really the only woman for him." Amelia felt very happy when she heard Lily''spliment. Her


    face suddenly radiated with the happiness that she felt.


    Lucian went straight to his car after he left SJ Garden and drove straight to the Zhan mansion.


    Darren told Lucian on the phone that Nichs was seriously ill and asked him to go back to the


    mansion as soon as possible. Lucian was not able to say much on the phone and decided to go there


    right away. He decided that it was best to conceal everything from Amelia so that she would not


    be worried. So he put on his usual face even though worry was eating at his heart.


    He immediately left his car as soon as he arrived at the Zhan mansion. He went straight to Nichs''


    bedroom when he got into the house. When he reached the bedroom, he saw Nichs lying on the


    bed with his eyes closed. He kept murmuring ''Fiona'' again and again even though he was visibly


    having a hard time breathing.


    Lucian knew that Fiona was his mother''s name.


    "Dad, it''s me, Lucian. How do you feel?" Lucian asked as he gripped Nichs'' hand with both of his


    hands. He sat at the edge of Nichs'' bed and then turned to the doctor who stood at the opposite


    side of the bed. "How is he?" he asked the doctor with pleading eyes.


    "Mr. Lucian; Mr. Nichs'' blood pressure spiked up to a very dangerous level. I suspect that something


    severely distressed him," the doctor exined in a worried voice.