Chapter 46: I Shouldn't Do This

Meanwhile, Lucas was feeling worried after hearing the news that Celia got in trouble with her family for speaking up against her fiance in public.

Her fiance was, of course, the senior disciple who bullied him, the young master of the Yu Family, Jiang Yu.

The Yu Family had strong military power, especially since Jiang's father Linaro was the Prime General of the kingdom and someone Lucas resented for capturing him and his mother.

They wanted to form an alliance with Celia's family, the Lan Family, due to their influence in the business of pills and weapons. If Linaro's military was to get privileged access to powerful pills and weapons, wouldn't he be able to further his status even more?

As for the Lan Family, they wanted to join hands with the Yu Family to gain some muscle that could protect their goods while expanding their business to other regions. It was always risky to do their business far from their homes, and most of the time, bandits might steal their goods.

That was why they felt that with the help of the Yu Family protecting their business, they could grow their business without any worries.

So how could they not resist using their daughter for a marriage of convenience? Her parents didn't care what she wanted or even if she disliked Jiang. She definitely had to marry him no matter what.

They even made Jiang her fiance without even asking her, and now talks of their marriage were going around.

This was making Lucas feel even more unsettled and angry, wondering whether he was having these feelings because Celia was his friend or something more.

Still, he was running around, looking to find her since he didn't see her in class this morning. He felt that she must not have come due to how upset she must be. He knew how much she hated Jiang and how she did not want to marry him.

He then thought of one place where she probably might be. A secluded place where the two usually spent time alone. It was actually one of the secret spots near the royal sect she had discovered in the past.

Celia's eyes began to tear up again upon hearing his words, and she immediately turned around as she made him sit straight, "Lucas, no...please don't apologize to me. You didn't do anything wrong. This is all my family and me. Even if I didn't help you that day, they were still planning to marry me off to him. So please...don't blame yourself...I would happily do the same thing again," Celia said with a longing smile as she looked at her childhood friend, who was the only one that cared about her.

Lucas felt even more guilty hearing her words, but at the same time, he felt a sense of warmth enveloping his heart.

And the moment her watery light green eyes were deeply gazing at him, Lucas felt a pulling force towards her. He felt like wanting to hold her and comfort her even more, but at the same time, his mother's face would flash in his head, stopping him from doing anything.

However, Celia felt as if her surroundings were slowing down in time as she stared into his glowing black eyes that seemed so pure, unlike the corrupted world around her.

Lucas was there for her every time she was feeling down, and his presence was the only thing that always gave her strength. How long more can she see him like this? Will this be one of the last few times she can see him?

All these thoughts unsettled her heart. She was unconsciously leaning forward towards his face, and before Lucas could react, her sweet pink lips pressed onto his lips as she closed her eyes.

"Mmh..." Lucas was shocked as his body completely froze, not knowing what to do since he didn't expect Celia to suddenly kiss him out of nowhere.

Still, the dewy fragrance of her body and the buttery taste of her sweet lips was making Lucas' heart beat faster as tingling sensations spread across his body.

Celia was simply pressing her lips against his without even moving them. This made Lucas realize that she didn't know how to kiss.

'This is wrong...I have Nadia...I can't...I should stop her...' Lucas felt guilty for developing these strange feelings towards Celia. He already loved his stepmother as a woman, so how could he have such thoughts towards another woman? He was about to stop her when he suddenly felt her tears brushing past his face.

This made his heart feel even heavier, and something came over him as he wrapped his arms around her slim voluptuous body before taking the lead to kissing her.