Addicted To Love - Chapter 288 Baby's Father

“Lily was worried that you might take the blame, so she told me everything before I left.” Lucian’s eyes darkened suddenly as a thought occurred to him.

Amelia looked a little embarrassed, but she quickly collected herself and asked, “What is it? Is it related to Sasha?”

“Yes.” Lucian nodded, looking extremely serious.

Amelia’s heart gave a little jolt. Her guess was correct, after all. Sasha had only been staying at the mansion for two days, but she was so restless. If they couldn’t figure out what to do about her soon, who knows what sort of trouble she may come up with next.

“Lucian, I can’t let Sasha stay at the SJ Garden,” Amelia said in an adamant tone.

She would go to any lengths to ensure Mark’s safety, even at the risk of appearing selfish.

“I did not accept Sasha here in the SJ Garden to take care of her, but to find out the truth. Now that she’s feeling restless, I have to gather information in another way.” It looked like Lucian had planned everything to the last detail and considered all possible scenarios.

Amelia still felt bewildered even with Lucian’s explanation, but she still thought that their irregular setup was extremely inappropriate. She frowned and said, “For the sake of the child in her belly, I can be patient, but I don’t want to wake up one morning with a knife sticking out our backs.”

The next day, as soon as the doctor confirmed that Mark was ready to be discharged from the hospital, Lucian took Amelia and their son back to the SJ Garden.

Whether she had learned from her previous mistakes or she wanted to please Lucian, Sasha waited for their return and walked up to Lucian as soon as he entered the mansion’s doors with Mark in his arms.

Lucian ignored her and went upstairs directly to his room.

Sasha was momentarily stunned by the snub that Lucian delivered. Amelia followed beh

e teacup and sipped the tea slowly, her hands steady despite the turmoil in her heart.

Faced with Amelia’s lack of interest on the subject, Sasha continued on, “So… Lucian has finally acknowledged the baby in my belly as his.”

Her hands caressed her still-flat belly, and her lips appeared to be perpetually upturned by a pleased smile.

Amelia presented a calm facade that did not reflect the conflict inside her.

“I’m very glad to hear that. Congratulations, Sasha!” Amelia said with a slight smile, placing her teacup back in its original place with not the slightest hint of tremble. She resolved not to give the other woman the satisfaction of getting a reaction from her!

Sasha laughed coyly, flaunting her triumph. “Lucian isn’t a heartless person. Do you think he could ignore his own flesh and blood?”

“Yes, Lucian is a kind person. If he actually were heartless, he probably would have abandoned his wife and child long before now, what with all sorts of temptations that could be found just about everywhere.” Amelia so badly wanted to ignore Sasha because anything she would say would probably fall on deaf ears, anyway. Even so, she couldn’t stop herself from delivering that insult.

Sasha quickly realized what Amelia meant, and her face went pale with fury.

“Huh. You become a lot meaner than before, Amelia. Still, you have to learn to accept reality,” not to be outdone, Sasha retorted.

With a slight smile on her face, Amelia marshaled on, “Even though certain situations are unavoidable, I believe nothing you do can ruin our family.” She was glad that she actually sounded more confident than she felt.

However, Sasha didn’t believe her at all.

“Keep deluding yourself, then. When my baby is born, I will become Lucian’s wife. Mark my words,” Sasha said with conviction. Amelia finally knew what Sasha’s endgame was.