The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

"There's nothing in this world that I want to do but can't do."

How dare this woman defend Lucas? He walked away without even casting her a glance.

Ayla propped herself up.

'What am I supposed to do?' In school, running into Lucas was inevitable.

The following day, Ayla took the initiative to meet with him.

"You rarely make an appointment with me.Does this mean you're agreeing to be my girlfriend?"

Lucas flashed her a bright smile.His pleasant expression made it difficult for her to respond.

After a long silence, Ayla indifferently said, "We can't see each other anymore."

Lucas' smile quickly disappeared.

"Are you joking?"

He stared at her intently.

"I'm not," she answered sternly.

The reason she did this was because she didn't want anyone else to suffer what Toby went through because of her.

And so, the best way to prevent that was to stop seeing each other.

"Is it because Brian won't allow you to hang out with me?"

Lucas couldn't imagine that Ayla would be this obedient.Perhaps she was forced into doing this? 

"The reason doesn't matter." She shook her head in dismissal.

"But what if I refuse?" Lucas was persistent.

"Mr.Collins, we can't even be friends anymore," said Ayla.

Since Brian had said something like that, it only meant that he was going to do whatever he pleased.

"I want to be more than just friends with you."

The expression on Lucas' face implied that he was determined to marry her.

Ayla looked him in the eye and thought, '’Lucas, you stubborn fool.”

"I'm not as good a woman as you think I am.Ask Mrs.Brown, she should know that.I'm a vixen who entices men, and I've slept with many men.Knowing that, would you still want to marry a woman like me?"

Ayla degraded herself in front of him.

She knew that she wasn't a woman worthy of Lucas' love.

"And so what? I don't care about any of that!"

held her hands as if he was never letting them

looked at him, and realized that he was more stubborn than she had

do.How can any man marry a woman

she withdrew her hands, accidentally knocking down

spilled, Lucas managed to pull her away and cover her

he was

hot water seeped into this thin layer of shirt

too startled to

waiter came in upon hearing

"Mr.Collins."

"I...I'm fine."

hadn't removed his hand from Ayla's

look at

a hard time standing firmly.Her hands trembled as they covered his hands.The waiter immediately called an ambulance to send Lucas

"Let me accompany him."

Ayla stopped the doctor.

was covered in tea, and she figured that he must've suffered first degree burns.Loosening

voice was breaking, and his

Ayla shook her

stay with

was all

seeing her tearful

to cry."He hadn't planned on using any gimmick to win her heart, but since this accident had already

feel heartbroken if she saw his operation, and it could make her

led to

would only throw her into

Ayla held Lucas'

receiving anesthetic,

watched as the doctor cut off

back had been burnt away, and it

as the doctor dealt with his

effects hadn't dissipated yet, and he

him in his ward, patiently waiting for him to wake

she looked at Lucas, who could only lie prone on the bed, she said, "I'm sorry.This is

insistence, stubbornness, and her

she did, he would

the first thing he saw was Ayla

"Lala."

Does it hurt?" she asked with concern,

that it didn't hurt.But your tears hurt me

away the tears on her

Ayla continued sobbing.

me, you wouldn't have gotten injured and you wouldn't be lying in

her heart caused her

happen because of you.It's because I love you, and

her left her

feeling of being taken care

someone she had only known for a short time, had already done so