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

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

didn't seem to

she had felt the warmth of

principal made the announcement that Lucas would be the

the stage, shocked, trying to process

did sink in, a sense of

hurry out of the gathering without

enough, she avoided him for the next

up with her outside the library, where he had been waiting

spotted him the moment she walked out of the library, and

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

and said, "I should call you Principal Collins, shouldn't

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

But it seemed inevitable.

Jealous women were horrible.

stories

his mistress, that she was hooking up with the new vice principal, and

because she couldn't stop

mind if you call me Lucas," he said, flashing her a charming

that lit up her world like

and Brian was always cold and sneering

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

at him, stunned.Was she hearing correctly? How

that possible? I'm

big diamond ring

it, saying that he didn't want

said, "This ring is too loose for you.You are still

for you for three hours.Would you like

didn't give Ayla the chance

he had steered her into his luxury sports car and driven away

outside.I want

took Ayla a long time to utter these

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

ners. He not only knew that Brian had driven her to

was making her

a hearty meal and said, "Eat, Ayla.You shouldn't

to pick up

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

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