Chapter 53 The Affection In A Kiss

The man wiped blood from the corner of his mouth and glared at Lucian.

Lucian remained calm. Even if these men were about to attack him, he kept a cool composure. Instead,
he spat in disgust, "If you ever touch her again, I'll make sure you pay for it."

If they hadn't touched Amelia, he wouldn't have hit them. Amelia was his trigger. If anyone hurt her, he
wouldn't stop at anything. He would make sure that there were consequences.

"Wow, you look pretty decent. You're probably rich. Why don't you come over here and show us what
you got then?" The man smiled with disdain as he gestured for the three other men to start attacking
Lucian.

Meanwhile, he had pinned Amelia down. Smiling evilly, he said, "Your man may be a good fighter but
he can't fight three people on his own unless he has three heads and six arms!"

They punched Lucian simultaneously. Since there were three of them, he wasn't able to dodge. Amelia
had seen this entire scene unfold—two fists brutally landing a punch on Lucian's shoulders.

"Please! Stop fighting!" Amelia begged, tears streaming down her face.

The man was right. Even if Lucian was a good fighter, he was no match for the three. In a panic, she
grabbed the man's sleeve and pleaded, "Can you stop them? Please? I'll apologize to you, okay?"

Lucian grew restless and furious upon hearing Amelia's crying. He retaliated with another punch.

Amelia was relieved to see that Lucian was fighting back. "Come on, Lucian!"

Lucian was motivated by Amelia cheering him on. However, as the two men fell on the ground, the
other snuck behind Lucian and clapped the back of his neck. The sudden attack caused Lucian to fall



to the ground. Amelia tried to speak but she couldn't—she had choked. She felt as if her heart had
stopped beating when she saw Lucian fall.

"Lucian!" Amelia hurried towards him, tears pouring out of her eyes. She was extremely scared.

"I'm fine," Lucian murmured as he opened his eyes. He reached out to wipe the tears off Amelia's face
—his face pale and weak.

"Don't say anything. I'll take you to the hospital." She then took out her phone and called Eric. She
asked him to pick them up so he could drive them to the hospital.

The men were about to flee when Lucian fell on the ground but they were blocked by several men in
black and promptly taken away.

"Sorry, Mr. Lucian. We're late." A man in black helped Lucian stand up and nodded apologetically.

"Can you help me take him to the hospital?" Amelia begged, looking at the man expectantly.

"Mrs. Amelia, please don't panic. We'll take Mr. Lucian to the hospital right now," the man in black
comforted her.

Amelia didn't expect that the man in black would know who she was. Although she had no idea who the
man in black was, she had to focus her attention on Lucian.

Just as she was helping him out of the yacht, he suddenly refused to go to the hospital saying that he'd
be fine after a while.

Of course, Amelia refused. She insisted, "We need to go to the hospital. I'm worried about you!" She
blushed after she spoke.



Lucian couldn't help but smile. He held Amelia's hand and said, "I feel much better. I don't have to go to
the hospital anymore."

He felt as if he was already better now that Amelia was by his side again. He wasn't feeling any pain in
the back of his neck anymore.

The group of men in black were still around so Amelia lowered her head in embarrassment, feeling
uncomfortable.

"Don't get mad. Everything will be fine. Just teach those men a lesson," Lucian told the men in black
with a cold look on his face.

Since Amelia didn't get hurt, there was no need to flare up but he still had to teach them a lesson.

Lucian's woman can't be treated like that.

The men in black obediently took the order and retreated quickly.

As Amelia watched them move swiftly, she was shocked. "Lucian Zhan, I feel like I'm shooting an
action movie!"

With the fight and the men in black suddenly rescuing them, Amelia felt like she was in a movie as
everything happened so quickly.

Upon seeing the amazed look on her face, he grinned and said, "Just Lucian's fine, okay? It sounds
better."

Amelia immediately flushed. When Amelia said his name, he felt as if a warm current ran through his
body, his heart fluttering.



Amelia lowered her head bashfully, just wanting to be swallowed whole by the ground. It felt so intimate
to call him by just his name.

She was already accustomed to calling him Lucian Zhan and she hadn't realized that she'd called him
by just his name.

"I didn't realize!" she explained, still flushing.

Lucian's smile deepened and said, "You've been deceiving me."

She decided to let it go so she looked away and pointed to the colorful lights. "Around midnight,
everything's going to light up and the city's going to look so beautiful."

Lucky for Lucian, Amelia brought this up as he had a surprise planned for her come midnight. He took
out his phone to look at the time—they still had around 10 minutes before the clock struck 12. He
grabbed her hand. "Let's go! Follow me."

His voice was irresistible.

"Where are we going?" she asked in confusion as she followed Lucian.

As she thought of how Lucian defended her from those guys in the yacht, she felt as if they were closer
now. He really did care about her.

They walked around the seaside hand in hand. At last, Lucian stopped at the stone tablet. He bent over
and whispered to Amelia, "Sit here."

Amelia obediently followed. She sat on the bench and looked curiously at the night sky, wondering
what was going to happen next.

"Sir, everything is ready." Just then, Eric came over and reported this.



She called Eric earlier at the yacht to ask for his help but she didn't expect that she'd see him here.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Amelia. I know you called for help earlier but I was dealing with things here. When I
finally arrived, I found that you and Lucian had already been rescued. You must have been frightened.
Mr. Lucian told me what happened." Eric bowed his head as a way to apologize.

Amelia stood up quickly and waved her hand.

Suddenly, she was surrounded by heart-shaped lights as fireworks rose up in the sky. It was exactly
midnight now and the sky was covered in fireworks.

Everything was so beautiful. Amelia felt her heart fluttering.

She looked at Lucian who was then slowly walking towards her, a smile on his face.

She was so nervous that she could hardly breathe.

As Lucian approached her, she felt her heart beat pulsing in her ears.

All of a sudden, a song played in Amelia's mind, "You come from the sea with a gust of wind and
storms..."

As the fireworks continued to fill the sky, Lucian made his way to her. She felt nervous and happy at the
same time.

At that moment, they were the only two people in the world. They gazed at each other, getting lost in
each other's eyes.

"Happy new year, Amelia," Lucian said softly.

His voice was full of affection.



With a happy smile on her face, Amelia took the roses from Lucian and bit her lower lip. Tears welled
up in her eyes. She was touched.

"That fight almost ruined my plan but I guess it made me realize too how much I really care about you."
Lucian placed his hands on Amelia's shoulders and gazed at her tenderly.

Everything was so emotionally charged. Amelia's heart fluttered.

She admired Lucian's courage and determination to protect her.

"I... I'm sorry I lied to you before. I didn't mean to do that. I just didn't want you to misunderstand
anything." She lowered her head and as she spoke, her voice was very weak.

Lucian tightened his grip on Amelia. "Now that you can think about our relationship outside of external
factors. What's your answer?"

Of course, Amelia knew what the answer was. Last time, when she told Lucian the truth, he'd been too
angry to accept it.

Her eyes were as clear as crystal. All she had for Lucian was love and care. At that moment, she
looked lovelier than ever.

"Then listen carefully." Her voice was light and sincere. She slowly spoke, emphasizing each word,
"Lucian, I really like you. What should I do?"

Amelia had never been this honest before.

Lucian was much taller than her so he could see her quite well. Amelia didn't look up even after she
finished speaking. Lucian kept his gaze on her as she blushed. Her heart was still pounding. She had
no idea what he was going to do when he suddenly kissed her.



This time, she didn't push him away. She wasn't scared anymore. Instead, she welcomed the kiss with
open arms.


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