Addicted To Love

"Today is a good day. We can get what we want. Our hearts open up and we love each other... "

"Ding Dong, Ding Dong..."

A happy song played on Amelia's iPod that reflected her exact state of mind. Just then, the doorbell rang. Amelia Mo turned around towards the door with a complacent smile. She was so excited that her heart was beating against her chest. Amelia Mo thought it was her love on the other side of the door. Who else could it be? He had come here to celebrate her 25th birthday.

It must be her boyfriend, Jasper Gu. Amelia's heart welled up with joy as she thought that Jasper had come back home early to make her feel special on her birthday. Amelia Mo pulled the new shirt she was wearing to make it prim and proper before she rushed to answer the door. Her face broke into a hearty smile, her cheeks adorned by the two sweet dimples. She unlocked the door and swung it open. Her happy face turned into a disappointed expression to find the person who was standing outside the door. Her beautiful smile gave away to a disgruntled frown as she asked, "What makes you come here?"

"I have come here to give you the wedding invitation in person," Yolanda Mo said in a cold tone. She looked at Amelia Mo through the corner of her skillfully made-up eyes and false eyelashes.

"There was no need for it because I won't come to the wedding," Amelia Mo reverted with equal indifference and coldness which matched that of Yolanda's way. After saying that, Amelia was about to close the door on Yolanda's face.

Just as Amelia was about to close the door, Yolanda Mo leaned against the door and forcefully popped the red wedding invitation card inside the room through the crack of the door. Amelia was left aghast at this intruding gesture while Yolanda sported a triumphant smile and said, "Amelia, please be there. It's time for you to face reality."

"What's wrong with you?" Amelia Mo remarked as she found Yolanda Mo turn around and rush out of her sight. If Yolanda Mo didn't run as fast as she could, Amelia Mo would definitely have had a big fight with her.

Amelia was least bothered about Yolanda's marriage.

"For a fickle-minded girl like Yolanda who changed her boyfriend faster than changing her clothes, the very idea of getting married sounded like a joke. How ridiculous!"

Amelia casually threw the marriage invitation card away. Then her eyes fell upon the big bunch of lilies that were gracing the tabletop. Immediately, the sparkle in Amelia's eyes returned and her face broke into a smile once again. Jasper's words reverberated in her mind to make her smile again and again. He said Amelia was just as pure and beautiful as a lily, so he bought a big bunch of lily flowers for her birthday. Nothing could be more romantic than this for Amelia. She held the lilies closed to her bosom and caressed them fondly as she could feel Jasper's touch in them.

An hour passed, but Jasper still didn't show up. With every passing moment, Amelia was growing more and more impatient. Then came a time when she couldn't wait any longer. She picked up her phone and dialed the number she had memorized.

The call got connected, but no one answered it. That was surprising for her. Amelia Mo felt like a century had passed. She waited with bated breath to hear Jasper's voice from the other side.

"What is he doing? Why doesn't he answer my phone?" After a while and a few more attempts to contact Jasper, Amelia threw away her cell phone angrily. Accidentally, she caught a glimpse of the wedding invitation card on the table. Feeling bored, she looked through it.

At first, Amelia just took a casual glance at it. Her eyes moved through the design and color of the card in a very nonchalant and unwilling manner. For sure, she had nothing to do with the details mentioned in the card.

Amelia was least interested in the content or text part of it. However, one thing that caught her eyes was the photo of the bridegroom-to-be that was beautifully framed with that of the bride-to-be on the left side of the invitation card.

Amelia stared at the card in disbelief. Gazing at the happy and smiling faces of the soon-to-be wedded couple, she could feel her heart sinking.

Amelia held the wedding invitation card tightly in her hand, squeezed her eyes shut for one and opened it to see it clearly.

Then she moved her eyes to read the invitation message to reconfirm the information. Yes, it was the same invitation card that Yolanda had given to Amelia this morning to invite her to Yolanda's wedding. But what was unnerving for Amelia was that the groom's name as it was mentioned in the card and also the photo was that of Amelia's boyfriend, Jasper Gu's.

Amelia felt as if she was in a trance. It was her 25th birthday. She was just waiting for Jasper Gu to spend a beautiful day full of love.

How could this be? Last night, Jasper Gu had promised to propose to her on her birthday. How is it possible that now he was getting married to Yolanda Mo? Amelia held the wedding invitation card as her eyes became blurred and her heart throbbed painfully. Suddenly, Amelia straightened her spine and took a deep breath. She needed an explanation for this. There must be some mistake somewhere! This could not be true!

Amelia dialed Jasper's number again, but he didn't answer. Frustrated, she kept calling repeatedly until a sweet voice said, "Sorry, the number you are dialing is switched off."

Amelia almost freaked out. She turned around and saw the bunch of beautiful lilies on the table. Her eyes were sore. She grabbed her handbag and rushed out.

No matter what the truth was, she must see it with her own eyes.

What could this wedding invitation mean? Yolanda always liked to make fun of her. Amelia tried to control herself as she paced ahead to the bus stop. The sharp nip in the air as the winter wind blew over, made Amelia shiver as she stepped out of her house.

Amelia felt fatigued and covered her mouth with her cold hands and yawned. As soon as she got into the bus, her phone rang. She thought it must be Jasper. Without even looking at the screen, she called out cheerfully, "Dear". However, her enthusiastic voice was met with a laugh coming from the other side of the phone. "You don't have to say that, Amelia. Oh! You are so obsessed with your love! But sadly, I'm not your boyfriend. I'm just calling to say happy birthday to you!"

"Oh! It's you, Courtney," Amelia could not help feeling disappointed as she said in a low voice. "Thank you!"

"What's wrong?" Courtney Lin asked concernedly as she could feel the pain in Amelia's voice.

"Courtney, I'm in a hurry. I need to reach somewhere urgently. Let's talk later!" By the time Amelia finished saying this, she almost reached her destination. After hanging up the phone, she rushed out of the bus and headed straight to Jasper's home.

Jasper lived in a villa district in the west suburb of A City. Amelia often came here to clean up his house, so the bodyguard recognized her the moment he saw her. However, unlike earlier, he did not greet her with a smile. Rather, he had an awkward look on his face as he approached her and asked Amelia why she came here today. Amelia was not in the mood to notice anything at the moment. So she remained silent and entered Jasper's villa.

At that very moment, inside the high-end villa, a woman was lying over a man on a big and luxurious bed. The man lying under her was roaring. The extreme sex sounded ambiguous as both their voices got mixed.

Amelia thought Jasper was not at home. Unexpectedly, when she stood at the door, she found the door was half-open. She took a deep breath and told herself to calm down. Amelia had to find out the truth so that she would not fall prey to Yolanda's bully once again. Otherwise, she would be the biggest loser.

Just as she reached out to push the door open, a coquettish voice came from inside the room. "Jasper, come on! My waist is sore!"

'Jasper? The waist is sore? What the hell is going on over here?'

"Don't you like this pose? Tired already? Or do you want me to come here? I promise you will love me forever!" Jasper rasped as he said in a suppressed voice, but with a strong sense of tease, which could be heard clearly. Amelia's pink cheeks instantly turned red.

"Shut up!" The woman let out a coquettish smile, followed by a resounding gasp.

Amelia froze to the spot she was standing. This voice, so soft and captivating was familiar to her. The man's voice that came from inside the room was that of Jasper's. It was none other than Jasper inside that room. Amelia stood there feeling indecisive about what to do next. In the meantime, a string of delicate gasps kept coming from inside the room that would make people blush and raise their heartbeat. By this time, Amelia started shaking with anger. She could not take it anymore. She clenched her fist tightly trying to contain the soaring rage in her heart. The very next moment she kicked open the half-open door with her foot.

"Who is that ?" Jasper, who was having fun, screamed at the very first sight of Amelia entering the room, immediately followed by Yolanda's scream.

"Yolanda, it's you!" Amelia exclaimed. On her way to Jasper's villa, Amelia's heart was full of doubts. She did not believe what she saw in the invitation card. All this while, she believed that it was yet another harsh trick played by Yolanda. Amelia had come here to prove it wrong. She wanted to ask Jasper about it. However, before she could ask anything to anyone, all her doubts were clear. The truth laid naked right in front of her eyes.

Both Jasper and Yolanda who were experiencing ecstasy just a moment ago were now panicked. Without a speck of cloth on their bodies, they were caught red-handed and had no clue about where to hide their faces. Especially, for Jasper - he was so shocked that his eyeballs almost fell to the ground at the sight of Amelia. Because they had just been in a passionate act, their clothes were even scattered on the floor. Feeling embarrassed, Yolanda asked him to help her pick up the clothes from the carpet.

Amelia's eyes were fixed on Jasper as he got off the bed naked. She dared not to open her mouth, lest she regretted the words she uttered later on. Her eyes were filled with anger. Amelia endured the pain and refrained from yelling at him.

After putting on his clothes, Jasper walked to Amelia with a frightened face. He asked in surprise, "Amelia, why have you come here?"

Amelia thought he would be sorry for his adulterous behavior. Instead, he asked her in an unwelcome tone.

Amelia was left aghast. Then she raised her head to look straight into his eyes and asked angrily, "Are you blaming me for ruining your game?"

Jasper licked his lips and glanced at Yolanda who had curled up on the bed. With fear written all over his face, Jasper cleared his throat once, and said, "Amelia, now, since you've seen it, I'll tell you the truth. I've been with her for a long time. I didn't know how to tell you about this. After all, she is your sister... "

Clap! A hard slap landed on Jasper's face. Somehow, Amelia dared to slap him on the face with all her strength.

How could she stand to accept his sympathy at this moment? "Jasper, I've been with you for so many years. You are such a jerk!"

Jasper stood there silently without a single trace of remorse on his face. Surprisingly, from his attitude, it seemed that he had never been in love with Amelia. Not knowing why, the man in front of her was very strange, as if they had never been in love for five years.

Amelia and Jasper had been in a committed relationship for the last five years. The man Amelia had cherished the most had betrayed her so easily.

"Amelia, you are an uneducated illegitimate daughter!" Yolanda, who had been curling up on the bed, blurted out angrily.

Yolanda's words had burned up all Amelia's reason. She could bear any insults, but the words 'illegitimate daughter' pierced her heart and soul like a sharp knife.

"Yolanda, how dare you lie about the fact!" Amelia's mother, Iris Liu, was the wife of her father Vernon Mo. Everything went on well till Yolanda's mother, Sophia Che came into their life. Thereafter, Iris was forced to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills!

"Oh?" Yolanda rolled out of the bed with her lace nightgown exposed. She glared at Amelia with disgust and said, "It's my bad luck that your mother has a dumb daughter like you. Since you don't know how to behave, let me tell you the truth."

"Yolanda, today is Amelia's birthday. Don't tell her all this," Jasper intervened to stop Yolanda. A look of deep regret appeared on his face when he looked at Amelia.

Jasper still remembered that it was Amelia's birthday. But sadly, it seemed to be too late to take care of her mood now.

"I don't care whether it's her birthday or not. Unless you still have feelings for her, you won't care about what she's feeling right now," Yolanda snorted at Jasper and then looked at his pale face discontentedly. She then turned towards Amelia and continued to mock her, "Amelia Mo, it's high time you accept the reality. Had it not been for my mother's generosity in the past few years, you couldn't even be a servant in the Mo family. What's more, father promised in person that I will be engaged to Jasper. You have been bossing Jasper around for so many years. He has already got sick of you!"

"Yolanda, how could you say that? Please stop it." With an embarrassed look on his face, Jasper kept clenching Yolanda's arm and begged her not to say anything unpleasant.

Amelia felt light-headed. She struggled to keep calm on her face and snorted softly, "Well, I doubt about that. Only Jasper knew the truth. No matter how I behave, I won't climb into a man's bed so easily unlike someone who just used such a dirty trick to win over a man!"

Although Amelia had no idea why Jasper chose to be with Yolanda, she was sure that Jasper was not the kind of man who would date two women at the same time unless he had some compelling reason. The man she loved deeply failed her in the end.

Yolanda was so angry that her face turned pale. She raised her hand and was about to slap Amelia in the face. Just in time, Jasper held her hand and stopped her. He begged anxiously, "Yolanda, you are pregnant now. Don't hurt the baby!"

Indeed, she was pregnant!

Amelia smiled coldly and looked at Jasper with sharp eyes. Although her eyes were red, she felt relieved soon.

"Jasper, you've told me that even a thousand Amelia-s put together can't take my baby's place in your heart. So, what are you waiting for? Get her out of here!" Pointing a finger at Amelia's face, Yolanda said furiously.

"Amelia..." Jasper pleaded with his brows knitted tightly.

Somehow, Amelia was not so sad all of a sudden. After what she saw in front of her was enough to disappoint her. Since she was not reconciled in the heart, she could easily put it down.

"Don't bother, Mr. Gu. My hands and feet are fine. But you, since Yolanda is pregnant, you should also know to control your desire. If you have impotence at such a young age, it will only be a disgrace for you," Amelia said seriously with a faint smile on her face.

Jasper was horrified to hear that. He couldn't believe it. In his mind, Amelia was a traditional woman. They had been together for five years and the two of them had never been intimate except for holding hands and kissing occasionally. As a result, under the influence of hormones, he ended up having sex with Yolanda. And after that she became pregnant. Now, it has become his obligation to marry her.

Ignoring the surprised look on Jasper's face, Amelia turned to angry Yolanda with a sweet smile. She pressed her lips and advised, "And you, pregnant, don't do any hard work in bed. If you accidentally miscarried, even even a thousand Amelia-s could not afford it!"

Yolanda was rendered speechless by her words. In the end, she yelled angrily, "I know you're upset about being crossed in love, so I allow you to make fun of me. But Amelia, next Monday I am getting married to Jasper. As my bridesmaid, you must attend the wedding!"

The invitation was nothing but an order. Yolanda had always been bossy with everyone, so the servants would do as she said. However, Amelia was no match for her half-sister Yolanda in the Mo family, although she was the biological daughter of Vernon Mo.

"I must attend the wedding?" Amelia sneered and looked at Yolanda with her brows arched. Then she refused scornfully, "No. I can't attend your wedding!"

Thereafter, Amelia turned around and walked out of Jasper's villa.

Amelia was welcomed with harsh winter winds biting into her skin as soon as she stepped out of Jasper's villa. Suddenly, Amelia realized that she was wearing thin clothes. She clenched her hands, and her eyes were sore. Soon, a pearl of tear dropped from the corners of her eyes.

Amelia didn't feel sad for Jasper's betrayal. Rather, she felt hurt as she thought about the cherished moments she spent with him in the past five years spent. What she had considered to be most precious turned out to be a mirage.

After wandering aimlessly on the streets for a few hours, Amelia was about to go back to her rental house. But when she thought of the room full of memories of her and Jasper, her feet suddenly felt too heavy to move towards that direction. At that moment, she could only think of her friend, Courtney. Amelia then called her to share this bleak incident with her friend.

"Oh my God! Who is this, calling me on this special day? Haven't you gone out on a date with Jasper? How come you are free to call me?" As soon as the line was connected, Courtney began to taunt Amelia.

"There was no date! This is the most miserable birthday I have ever had in my life!" Amelia said bluntly. There was no formality between Amelia and Courtney. They often spoke impolitely with each other. They never beat around the bush.

"Really? Tell me. Did Jasper refuse to sleep with you?"

"Courtney, since when do you have started speaking so rudely? And, leave everything behind and come over to have a nice drink with me tonight." Amelia came to the point directly. At this moment, she wanted to paralyze herself with alcohol so that she could forget everything.

"What? It seems that your birthday has made you sad, and drinking is not a big deal!" Courtney didn't stop her. Instead, she agreed with Amelia. "What about going to the Moon Bar? It is said that many handsome men are gathering in that bar. Maybe you can be hooked up with a man more perfect than Jasper!"

'Is Jasper a perfect man?' Amelia squinted her eyes and pondered. In fact, she had not thought much about it before, but now she knew it.

Very soon, night fell and the street lamps washed the city with a faint light. Slowly, all the high-rise buildings were lit up and so were the hoardings on the street. The entire city looked beautiful like the Paris garden.

Amelia never came to the Moon Bar earlier. It was her first time here. Hence, it was obvious for her to get nervous. She just wanted to get drunk. So she rushed in and headed straight towards the bar counter without even asking for guidance from the waiter. Amelia looked at the bartender and ordered a peg of strong vodka.

The bartender looked at Amelia's face surprisingly when he heard her. He didn't expect that a girl would order wine with such high alcohol concentration.

Amelia made herself comfortable on the bar counter. She looked at the dazzling and colorful lights. There were so many men and women who were dancing on the high decibel music. They were swaying to the tune and hugging each other passionately.

A faint smile appeared on Amelia's face as they saw those happy couples. She sat there, drinking up a few glasses of wine. Suddenly, she felt her face burning and sharp pain in her stomach seemed to be pulling her down. It could be because she hadn't eaten anything the whole day and drunk a lot. It was difficult for her to sit straight on the high chair at the bar counter.

"Are you alright, Miss?" The bartender saw her falling from her seat and came over kindly.

Amelia was a little dizzy. All of a sudden, she lost consciousness.

"Go away! I just broke up with my boyfriend, but didn't lose my virginity yet!" Amelia blurted. She pushed the bartender away.

At that time, a tall man walked past her. He stopped and took a few steps towards Amelia as he heard her words. A disdainful smile curled up the corners of his mouth.

"In that case, don't drink anymore," said the bartender as he tried to take the glass of wine away from Amelia's hand.

Amelia shrugged his hand off and refused. "Don't drink. Why not? A drink can dispel sorrow! I'm so frustrated now. Just let me have a good drink!"

Amelia said, pointing at her heart. And then she burst into tears.

"What?" The bartender was at a loss as he heard Amelia.

"Go ahead with your work. I'll handle it here." A cold and soft voice came from behind.

"Jasper Gu, you bastard! How dare you!" Amelia sobbed. In a drunken state, Amelia took that unknown man for Jasper. She broke into an uncontrollable sob as Amelia thought that Jasper was worried about her. She held the man's hand excitedly and cried out bitterly.

When the bartender saw this, he immediately let go of Amelia, who was drunk, to the man's arm as if getting rid of big trouble. Then he said respectfully, "Sir, since you are a friend of this lady, could you please buy the drinks for her?"

The man took out his card without uttering a word, paid the bill, and took Amelia out of the noisy bar.

The night wind bit into her skin making her shiver. Amelia had been dizzy and seemed to be a little sober now. She looked at the man in front of her with blurred eyes and asked in a muffled voice, "Haven't you fallen in love with Yolanda? Why did you come to me?"

Amelia punched and kicked the air to vent her anger.

"Be quiet!" There was a trace of impatience in the man's cold voice as he pushed Amelia into his silver Porsche.

Although Amelia was drunk, she could make out that this voice didn't sound like Jasper's. Opening her eyes, she found that the person in front of her was obscure. At the same time, she couldn't bear the pain of having an empty stomach. Like a homeless kitten, she curled up on the front passenger seat and cried bitterly from her throat.

"Hang in there for a while. We are almost there." Perhaps it was because of the pain on her face that the man's voice softened down into a warmer tone.

The silvery Porsche stopped in front of a luxurious villa called SJ Garden. As soon as the man turned off the engine, the butler immediately walked up to him and said respectfully, "Mr. Lucian, Mr. Nicholas heard that you have come back and asked you to go back to the Zhan mansion tonight!"

The man was getting out of the car with Amelia in his arms. He frowned at the butler's words and seemed a little displeased. But when his cold sight fell on the fair and quiet face of Amelia, the frown on his face disappeared.

"Ouch, it hurts!" Amelia groaned in pain.

"Darren, please bring Dr. Chen here for me!" Lucian Zhan anxiously asked Darren Fang looking worried.

"But Mr. Nicholas is still waiting for us..." Darren Fang stammered awkwardly.

Lucian's face darkened as he blurted impatiently, "I'll call him myself."

Upon hearing Lucian's reply, the nervous look on Darren Fang's face gave way into a sigh of relief. He broke into a smile and said quickly, "I'll go to call Dr. Chen right away!"

The bright lights shone in the large villa, but it was cold because no one lived here.

After experiencing sharp pain, Amelia became more and more unconscious. She vaguely felt that she was held tightly by a warm embrace. She wanted to know if that person was Jasper, but before she could utter the words, she was surrounded by something soft.

"All men are bastards..." Lucian Zhan, who was tucking in Amelia on the bed, looked at her face as he heard what she said. He suddenly paused and then smiled playfully.

"Mr. Lucian, Dr. Chen has come," the butler came and informed him.

"Okay, let him in."

Lucian Zhan moved aside and waited for the doctor to check up Amelia. After Dr. Chen was done, Lucian asked, "How is she now?"

When the butler saw the worried look on Lucian Zhan's face, he was left dumbfounded. As far as he could remember, Lucian had always been too aloof and arrogant. He had never brought any woman home. Even if there was news about him dating a woman, the dating place was only in a hotel, and never in his private house. What was more surprising was that the woman lying in bed at the moment was average looking and even drank a lot.

"Mr. Lucian, please rest assured. This young lady drank too much wine in an empty stomach which has led to stomach ulcers. She will be fine after drinking some honey water."

"Hurry up!" As soon as the doctor finished, Lucian Zhan gestured the butler to give the honey water to Amelia. "Well. Okay!" The butler answered quickly as he struggled to recover from his thoughts.

After the doctor left, Lucian Zhan returned to his room and heard the noise of things being thrown from Amelia's room.

"What happened?" Lucian Zhan's handsome eyebrows twisted tightly in an instant.

Darren Fang looked frightened and his face turned pale. He immediately ran to Lucian Zhan and said, "Mr. Lucian, this lady didn't cooperate with me. She knocked down the honey water I took for her..."

Taking a look at Darren Fang's petrified look, Lucian Zhan scoffed, "You can't even handle such a trivial thing properly. Bring up another glass of honey water."

"Uh..." Darren Fang couldn't believe his ears and glanced at Amelia. Now he was surer that the woman lying on the bed had a close relationship with Lucian Zhan.

Soon the butler returned a glass of honey water, annoyed that there was no servant in the SJ Garden.

"Give me the honey water," said Lucian in a low voice.

"Mr. Lucian, these things should be done by the servants. But you like to have a quiet environment. Several days before you came back, I dismissed all the servants." With a serious look on his face, Darren Fang seemed to be in a dilemma. He didn't know whether he should feed Amelia with honey water in person or give the honey water to Lucian.

Lucian Zhan understood what was bothering him. He said to Darren Fang, "It's getting late. You should go to bed. I'll handle it."

Darren Fang nodded his head. Something came into his mind when he turned round. Darren turn back, worried. "Mr. Lucian Zhan, Mr. Nicholas is not in good health. You'd better go back to his house as soon as you can..."

"Okay, I know." Lucian Zhan stopped him impatiently and turned his eyes towards Amelia.

The butler left the room immediately and suddenly there was pin-drop silence in the room.

Taking off his designer suit, Lucian rolled up the sleeves of his shirt. Then he brought the honey water to the bed. He took a deep breath before he picked up Amelia in his arms, as if trying to coax a little child and said softly, "Come on, open your mouth."

Amelia flinched in pain. Her vision was still blurred. She raised her hand to grasp something when she heard the sound.

Luckily, Lucian Zhan was quick enough to avoid the honey water splattering onto the floor again.

However, her action annoyed Lucian Zhan. He put the glass on the tea table, grabbed the trembling Amelia with one hand, forced open her mouth and tried to pour the water into her mouth with the other.

"Well..." It seemed that Amelia couldn't get along with him on purpose. The glass was at the edge of her mouth, but she clenched her teeth.

Lucian Zhan had no choice but to let go of Amelia. He was just about to leave. But as soon as he got out of the bed, Amelia grabbed his arm and cried, "Hey, it's my birthday. Can you just stay here?"

There was a trace of sadness in Amelia's drunken voice that tugged at his heartstring. He hesitated whether to stay or leave.

"Then drink the honey water." His cold voice became soft, which was completely different from his usual self.

Lucian repented having fallen into such a big trouble.

Lucian Zhan didn't get what he wanted. Amelia still didn't drink the honey water. She moved to Lucian Zhan and mumbled, "Such a warm hug..."

Looking at the girl in his arms, Lucian Zhan's handsome face suddenly turned dark, and he felt his heart collapsing. He wanted to push away Amelia, but when he saw Amelia's creased eyebrows, the deep sorrow on her face made him have a little pity on her.

"Well, it's my bad luck!" Lucian brought Amelia in his villa. And even if he regretted thousands of times, he had to finish everything.

The next morning, the room was washed by the bright sunlight. The beautiful morning in the luxurious villa was awakened by a rush of footsteps.

"Mr. Lucian, Mr. Lucian, wake up!" The butler tried to wake up Lucian who was still in a deep slumber. After staying up late last night, Lucian struggled to open his eyes in the morning. Yet, eyes half-open, he could spot the middle-aged man sitting in the wheelchair with a solemn face.

"Lucian, what are you doing?" A sharp female voice broke the silence of this morning and woke up Amelia who was still suffering from hangover.

"Oh my God! My head hurts." Amelia touched her head and sat upon the bed. Slowly she opened her eyes and was dumbfounded. Amelia looked around to explore the unfamiliar setting. She felt rather intimidated to be surrounded by a middle-aged man and woman. With much difficulties Amelia found her voice back and said, "Where am I? Why am I here?"

Her words made all the heads in the room turn towards her. They looked more surprised than she was.

"Lucian, who the hell is this woman here with you?" The middle-aged woman moved a little closer to the bed and pointed at Amelia with her finger adorned with green jewels. She continued angrily, "I warned you that you couldn't marry any woman other than Shelly!"

Amelia shuddered to see the woman enraged. She remembered that she had drunk too much last night, but she did not remember what happened later. When she looked up at the man next to her, she was caught off guard. Amelia could not take her eyes off Lucian. She was deeply attracted by his handsome face. His impeccably chiseled face needed no embellishment. The man was so cold and stone-faced that Amelia held her breath. Amelia marveled at how handsome he was!

"Mom, please don't make a mountain out of a molehill. I just..."

"Then why didn't you go home last night?" Just as Lucian started to explain the situation, he was interrupted by the middle-aged man in a wheelchair.

Lucian frowned as he felt uncomfortable, but could not find a way out of the situation. He pulled the already surprised Amelia into his arms and said righteously, "My girlfriend got drunk last night. She would be panicked if I leave her alone."

Amelia got pulled into a forceful embrace which left her mouth agape. Not knowing what to do next, she frowned unconsciously and fluttered her long eyelashes, wondering why this strange man called her girlfriend? Or she had drunk so much last night that she had lost her memory? So much so that after waking up, she had become some other man's girlfriend!

"No, I am not! HMM..." Amelia cleared her throat and was about to deny when her lips were blocked by something ice cold.

For a moment, like lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, Amelia's head went blank. The terror in her heart rose like a wave and then, formed a thousand waves.

What the hell was going on? People always said that things would be messed up after drinking. Amelia had never anticipated the kind of mess she had landed in. Amelia bit his tongue, trying to escape his kiss.

"Ah..." A painful voice came from Lucian's mouth. Anger filled his eyes.

Amelia pushed Lucian away and roared angrily, "Bastard!" when she saw the pain on Lucian's face. Then, Amelia wiped her lips disgustedly and cursed in her mind, 'What a shame! He's so decadent!'

"Honey, stop it. I have taken care of you for the whole night. I am so tired!" Regardless of the pain of his tongue, Lucian put his arm around Amelia's shoulders. Then he said in a low voice, "I took a picture of you taking off clothes last night. If you dare to move, I'll make you repent for it!"

"You!" Amelia suddenly widened her eyes, grabbed Lucian's arm and asked, "What on earth did I do last night? Tell me."

As much as Amelia could remember, she was at the bar counter drinking her heart out. But what happened after that? She had no memory at all. Although she didn't believe what the man said, she was still puzzled and panic-stricken for being in a strange man's bed.

"What! This is outrageous!" The glowing woman trembled with fury. She turned to the man in the wheelchair and said, "Nicholas, you see? If it goes on like this, our family will be over!"

"Lucian, I can let it go. But as you are aware that the Zhan family and the An family have made a deal that when you turn thirty, you must marry Shelly. Now that you're back, we have to keep our promise!" The middle-aged man in the wheelchair put his hands on his knees and reminded Lucian seriously. After he finished his words, he cast a glance at Amelia.

Amelia, who was still at a loss till now as she was not yet able to understand the situation, had an innocent look on her face. From the eyes of the middle-aged man, she could sense a warning.

"I will decide about my marriage!" Lucian replied determinedly. He held the shoulders of Amelia tighter as if he had made up his mind.

Amelia seemed to understand the situation now. A complacent smile appeared on her face. She whispered, "Will you delete those photos if I agree to help you?"

With his eyebrows frowned, Lucian suddenly grasped the clue and nodded.

Amelia felt that the only option left for her was to cooperate with Lucian. All because she had no idea about what happened the night before. She seldom got drunk like last night. She had to agree with Lucian's request.

"Sir, ma'am, we love each other. Please don't force Lucian..." Amelia suddenly stepped forward, pleading with tearful eyes.

Lucian glanced at Amelia in surprise. Then he looked at Nicholas and Fannie. A smile appeared on his face.

"What! Why are you after my son?" The middle-aged woman was shaking with anger. She grabbed the hand of Nicholas who was in the wheelchair and said, "Tell you son I only want Shelly to be my daughter-in-law."

"Mom, I'm afraid I'll let you down." With his arm around Amelia's shoulders, Lucian said in a calm and serious tone, "I have decided to marry her. Hence, it would be better if you stop making every possible effort to force me to marry the daughter of the An family!"

Amelia glanced at Lucian's slender fingers on her shoulders and smiled awkwardly. Then she looked at the middle-aged man and woman in front of her, feeling guilty.

She seldom lied. Although the woman standing in front of Amelia was mean to her, Amelia could understand her love for her son.

"Lucian, how long have you known this woman? Do you really know her? Moreover, you have just come back. Shelly has grown up to be so beautiful now. You might fall in love with her at first sight." The middle-aged woman began to convince her son gently. Her angry eyes had mellowed down as she pleaded to Lucian. However, when she glanced at Amelia, her eyes were full of disgust.

"You said 'maybe I will fall in love' with Shelly at first sight, didn't you?" Lucian said unhurriedly, with a slight smile shining in his deep eyes. "But Mom, I already fell in love with Amelia at first sight!"

'Oh my God, what kind of trouble is this?' Amelia looked at Lucian's face as he proclaimed his love and noticed that he sounded rather serious. Was he actually acting? Well, if he could act so genuinely, she believed that he could be the best actor.

"Fannie, Lucian has grown up. He has all the right to make his own decision. We should not interfere too much in his choice. Let's go back." The middle-aged man took a deep sigh. Then he turned to the man standing beside him in the formal suit and said in a rejected voice, "Take me back to the Zhan mansion."

"Nicholas, you'd better not be so liberal with your son. Don't let him do whatever he wants now. Otherwise, you'll regret it later!" After finishing her words, the middle-aged woman followed him out of the room angrily.