50 The Painful Promise

"No, no. Of course, I didn't say that. All I said is you have a mysterious guardian, and the proof is that you get to stay in the palace in your own room. How could I say things you don't want me to say to others? I would never do that," Celia said as she placed her hand on her chest.

Lucas sighed in relief as he held her hand, "It's okay. I know you won't do anything I don't like."

Lucas didn't want others to know that his mother was going to marry Yiman, even though he knew he couldn't stop that. But he at least wanted to keep people in the dark as long as possible. How could he be okay with people knowing that his lover was going to marry some other man?

Even if he knew Yiman wouldn't touch Nadia, the others didn't know that.

"Let's go to our class before we get late," Celia said with a pretty smile as the two walked towards their class.

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A few hours passed, and Celia had to give some excuse to Lucas to go away to a certain place temporarily.

A certain someone had told her to come to her secret spot around this time. Her steps were nervous as her heart had never felt so heavy and anxious.

And when she arrived at the spot, she bit her lips as she saw a young nobleman sitting on her favorite bench and smirking at her, "Celia…For a second, I thought you wouldn't come. But good for you that you didn't forget your promise, or did you?"

Celia immediately shook her head as she hurriedly said, "No…of course, I didn't. Otherwise, I-I wouldn't be here."

Her voice seemed nervous and timid, as if she was standing before a wolf, unlike before when she stood before him with Lucas.

Even though Jiang was smiling, his expression didn't seem friendly as before; instead, his eyes were intensely gazing at Celia's thick body, "Come here, my lovely fiance. Is this the way you should treat your future husband? Or when you promised me that you would be a dutiful wife to me in return for not bullying Luca and helping him out…were you lying? I am keeping up my end of the bargain, especially when I gifted that expensive sword to that good for nothing love of your life, heh. I still don't understand how you are so blind to fall for him. Well, that idiot has no idea that his childhood friend and lover will be giving herself to me, hehe."

"S-Stop it…Please don't speak ill of him. Even if I become your wife, I will never stop loving him," Celia said in a brittle yet firm voice, though her heart was getting heavier with guilt.

She didn't want to be here. She didn't want to even look at Jiang's face or have anything to do with him. But yesterday night, she was given an ultimatum after Jiang's family came to her house with grievances.

Either she accepts the marriage immediately, or Lucas would get punished by Jiang's family even if he did nothing wrong.

And she knew that if Lucas was to get punished, he might not even survive it.

So she could only sacrifice herself by agreeing to Jiang's request that she become the wife he wants her to be and to do everything he says.

In return, he will not only not bully Lucas but will also take care of his needs and give him cultivation manuals and weapons to help him out on her behalf.

She also made Jiang promise that he can't let Lucas know about their deal since she couldn't bear to imagine how Lucas would react after knowing that she had to betray his love.

Even if she was doing it for him, she knew it was still wrong in the end, though she couldn't see any other choice.

Jiang felt amused seeing how she was still being so naive and said, "Tsk, tsk. How pitiful. Do you think he will still love you after he learns that you are mine?"

Celia's lips trembled as she said in a disheartened voice, "Y-You don't know Lucas. His heart is not as shallow as yours. A-And…even if he comes to hate me…my feelings would never change. You will never get my heart."

Jiang laughed as he said, "Haha, who cares if I want your heart or not? All I want is to enjoy a beauty like you whenever I want. So let's stop talking and come to me obediently. And who knows...once I turn you into a woman, you will be giving your heart to me as well, hehe."

Celia frowned, hearing his words, and timidly approached him as she stood before him with her hands nervously playing with each other.

"Sit on my lap while facing me," Jiang said as he patted his thighs.

Celia's breathing became heavier as she looked around before lifting her legs to sit on his lap while facing him.

She had never been so close to a man before, especially with their face so close to hers, other than with Lucas when she gave him her first kiss. But that was only for a few moments, and here Jiang's face was stuck in front of her.

"Finally, the prettiest girl in the royal sect is sitting on my lap. You are even more beautiful up close," Jiang said with a lusty gaze as his hands began to caress her soft white skin, making Celia close her eyes as she winced in nervousness and shame.

She was trying her best to endure for Lucas' sake though she was this close to running away.

She was wearing her disciple robes, though they failed to hide the massive outline of her soft chest.

Jiang always had a thing for big breasts, and the main reason why Celia caught his eye other than her pretty innocent face. He grabbed the ends of her robes to pull them down, but Celia caught his hands as she shook her head with an anxious expression, "N-Not here…please."

Jiang felt even more aroused seeing her embarrassed yet nervous expression and said, "Sh…don't cry. Okay. Then tonight you come to a place I tell you with a dress I want you to wear. Don't worry, I won't do anything in public. It will be indoors. It's just a tea shop near my house if that is any comfort. So…will you do it, or do you want me to continue now?"

Celia firmly pressed his hands as she said with tears in her voice, "N-No!...I will come…tonight."

Celia felt her heart twist as she forced out these words. She didn't want to go anywhere he wanted her to go, but she thought maybe it was better than letting him do indecent things to her outside. What was the worst that could happen in a tea shop?

She quickly wanted to leave before Lucas might come here, though Jiang had reassured her that he would warn her if he came. But could she trust the words of this villain?

Jiang smiled as he let go of her robes, making Celia feel like she had escaped from the clutches of a demon. But before she could fully relax, Jiang wrapped his arms around her thin waist and pulled her closer as he said with a narrowed gaze, "But…you will have to prove your devotion to your fiance by at least kissing me. If you do that, I will let you go now immediately."