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!"

led her into the school square where Ayla

gotten any notice about a meeting.Heads turned and whispers broke out as they walked in, hand in hand.Ayla withdrew

to hate Lucas

felt the warmth of family.She stood among the crowd,

that Lucas

at the stage, shocked, trying to process what the principal was

a sense

out of the gathering without meeting his eyes.She seemed

him for the

her outside the library, where he

she walked out of the library,

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

him and said, "I

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

But it seemed inevitable.

Jealous women were horrible.

could make up random stories

old man who kept her his mistress, that she was hooking up with the new vice principal, and that the two stayed at school late, had

never explained anything to them, because she couldn't stop

if you call me Lucas," he said, flashing her

at his joyful smile that lit

and Brian was always cold and sneering

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

she hearing correctly? How could

that possible? I'm

ring glinted on Ayla's

wear it, saying that he didn't want other men to

the ring and said, "This ring is too loose for

pocketed it and said, "Let's go.I've been waiting for you for three hours.Would you like to

give Ayla the

had steered her into his luxury

eat outside.I

took Ayla a long time to utter

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

everything about ners. He not only knew that Brian had driven her to school these past couple of days, but also knew

he was making

hearty meal and said, "Eat, Ayla.You

to

in the same restaurant.Their seats were next to the window, overlooking the entrance.They had seen

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