Nadia closed her eyes with a disappointed look and shook her head, "I am sorry, Lucas....I failed. Jiang is too smart, and I wasn't able to make a move. You also shouldn't provoke him. He is too dangerous, and we can't afford any risks now."
"No...no..." Lucas stumbled back with a devasted look as he leaned against the wall, "Celia...She will be marrying him tomorrow, and he will surely make her life miserable. Noooo..." Lucas began to cry as his back slipped down the wall before falling on the floor.
"Lucas!" Nadia felt her heart clench seeing him getting so sad. She knew how much he loved Celia.
But what made her feel sad was that she knew Jiang must have had his way with Celia already without Lucas' knowledge.
By now, she knew what kind of a man Jiang was.
"Please forgive me. If only I wasn't so helpless," Nadia's guilt seeped into words as she hugged Lucas to comfort him.
Lucas wiped his eyes as he said, "You don't have to feel sorry, mother. It's not your fault that I asked such a selfish wish and even put you in danger. I...I am going back..." Lucas felt like his chest was caving in and didn't want Nadia to see his poor state.
"Let me go! I don't have time to entertain you now," Nadia angrily said as she tried to free herself from his grip.
Even if she was wearing a black wig and a white veil to cover the upper half of her face, she still felt ashamed to go out like this.
"I knew it. Your body screams sexiness when wearing this. I couldn't have picked a better person to wear this. No need to be so shy. I am actually in a good mood right now. So let me make you feel better. When we go out, if you convince the people around us that you are my lover, at least for today, then I am willing to rethink my marriage with Celia," Jiang said as he curved his lips.
Nadia scoffed, "You think you can fool me? I won't fall for your nonsense."
Jiang snickered, "You aren't even willing to see if I am right? What if I am actually being serious? Is it so hard to believe that if I feel satisfied by your performance, why would I even need to marry Celia? You know how marriage would only impede a man who appreciates women like me. I like to be more of a free bird, and if you make me feel I can have fun with you whenever you are with me, I don't need another toy. Do I? Think about it. It's not like you have the luxury to not try."
Nadia's expression was cold, knowing that this young bastard was just trying to play games with her. But even if there was a 1% chance he was being serious, how could she not take that chance? It was the least she could do for Lucas and maybe compensate for her failure.
She crossed her arms and said with a harsh look, "You win. I will be your girlfriend for the night, but you better keep your word if you consider yourself a man."
"Of course, teacher. You shouldn't have such a bad opinion of me. As long as you keep up your end of the bargain, I will keep mine."