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

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

any 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

to hate Lucas holding

had felt the warmth of

principal made the announcement that Lucas would be the new

at the stage, shocked, trying to process what the

it did sink in, a sense of betrayal descended

of the gathering

avoided him for the next

where he had been waiting for her for three

moment she walked out of

mean to lie to

and said, "I should

because she didn't 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.

up random stories without

dump the 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 dinner, and went

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

don't mind if you call me Lucas," he said, flashing her

looked at his joyful smile that lit up her world like a ray

and Brian was always

face and said, "Ayla, I don't care what anyone says.Maybe I want what they say to

at him, stunned.Was she hearing

that possible? I'm

diamond ring glinted on Ayla's

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

too loose for you.You are still a student.You shouldn't

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

give Ayla the chance

had steered her into his luxury

eat outside.I

a long time to utter these

at night.I know you didn't eat much at noon.If you don't eat now, your body will become weak" Lucas said,

being with her at all times, he seemed to know everything about ners. He not only knew that Brian had driven

making her break this

meal and said, "Eat,

but to pick up

next to the window, overlooking the entrance.They had seen Ayla walking in