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

Chapter 80: Deliberate Arrangement Or Coincidence 

Brian stared at the woman in front of him for a long moment before saying, "Are you waiting for me to come back?"

He was probing, but his steely tone was ruthless.

Ayla merely looked at him wordlessly.She wasn't waiting for him, but she knew he didn't want to hear that.Her only option was to remain silent.

"Why don't you say something?"

Brian tightened his grip on her waist, his fingers digging painfully into her flesh.

"No," she said.

She knew he would be upset, but she didn't want to lie to him.

This was how they got along with each other.

Brian cocked his head as his gaze bore into her and said, "You are getting bolder and bolder with each passing day."

Although he was drunk, he still could steadily steer her towards the second floor.His swift movement made Ayla almost believe that he was sober.

The next morning, Lucas was standing at the school gate, a light gray overcoat around his shoulders as he waited for Ayla to show up.

As Brian drove, Ayla looked out of the window, annoyed.

She wouldn't be late for class if he hadn't forced her into sex this morning.

Luckily for her, it was wintertime and she could wear a turtleneck to cover the hickeys.

Facing her classmates would have been mortifying otherwise.

The car stopped at the school gate.

Brian's eyes found the figure waiting at the gate, but he didn't say a word to Ayla.

Instead, he drove away the moment she got out of the car.Ayla, on the other hand, hadn't noticed Lucas.

But when she turned to find him leaning leisurely against the gate, she was stunned.

"Why are you here, Mr.Collins?"

Lucas made a show of looking at his wristwatch and said, "You are late today."

Embarrassed, Ayla lowered her eyes to the ground.

"Why are you still standing there? Come on in!"

her hand and led her into the school square where Ayla noticed a crowd had

notice about a meeting.Heads turned and whispers broke out as they walked in, hand in hand.Ayla withdrew her hand at once and sighed.She was afraid that she would

she didn't seem to

she had felt the warmth of

the announcement that Lucas would be the

at the stage, shocked, trying to process

in, a sense of betrayal

cheated.Lucas saw Ayla hurry out of the gathering without meeting his eyes.She

him for

the library, where he

she walked out

with me, Ayla? I didn't mean to lie to you," Lucas said desperately, stepping

at him and said, "I

want him to be involved in any kind of gossip.She didn't want her classmates talking about him behind his

But it seemed inevitable.

Jealous women were horrible.

could make up random stories without any

dump the old man who kept her his mistress, that she was hooking up

never explained anything to them, because she

don't mind if you call me Lucas,"

looked at his joyful smile that lit up her world

woman who needed warmth and

gently touched her face and said, "Ayla, I don't care what anyone says.Maybe I want

stunned.Was she hearing correctly?

that possible? I'm

diamond ring

saying that he didn't want other

is too loose for you.You are still a student.You

for you for three hours.Would you like to have dinner

give Ayla the chance to

her into his

can't eat outside.I want to

a long time to utter these

and it's now eight at night.I know you didn't eat much at noon.If you don't eat now,

knew that Brian had driven her to school

making her break this

meal and said,

but to pick up

and Anna sat at a different booth in the same restaurant.Their seats were next to the window, overlooking the entrance.They had seen Ayla walking in hand in hand

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