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

and realized that he was more stubborn than she had initially

you do.How can any man marry a woman

hands, accidentally knocking down the

to pull her away and

consequence, he was the one that got

this thin layer of shirt and onto

too startled

until a waiter came in upon hearing the loud

"Mr.Collins."

"I...I'm fine."

sweating.He hadn't removed his

me look

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

"Let me accompany him."

Ayla stopped the doctor.

covered in tea, and she figured that he must've suffered first degree burns.Loosening his grip on her, Lucas

was breaking, and

Ayla shook

me stay with

all

tearful eyes,

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

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

led to no

would only throw her

the operating room, Ayla held Lucas'

anesthetic, he

doctor cut

his back had been burnt away,

started crying again.She watched as the doctor dealt with

effects hadn't dissipated yet, and he

to him in his ward, patiently waiting for him to

she looked at Lucas, who could only lie prone on the bed, she said,

insistence, stubbornness, and

she did, he

Lucas opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Ayla crying beside

"Lala."

concern, ignoring the fact that

said that it

wiped away the tears on her

Ayla continued sobbing.

me, you wouldn't have gotten

guilt in her heart caused her to blame

you.It's because I love you, and

for her left

feeling of being taken

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