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!"

took her hand and led her into the school square

they walked in, hand in hand.Ayla withdrew her hand at once and sighed.She was afraid that she would be

to hate

she had felt the warmth of family.She

enough, the principal made the announcement that Lucas would be the new vice

shocked, trying to process what the principal

a sense

felt cheated.Lucas saw Ayla hurry out of the gathering

she avoided him for the

finally caught up with her outside the library, where he had been

out of the library,

to lie to you," Lucas said desperately, stepping in her path to stop her from

looked up at him and said, "I should call you Principal

him 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.

make up random stories without any truth

had spread the rumors that Ayla was going to dump the old man who kept her his mistress, that she was hooking up with the new vice principal, and that the

never explained anything to them, because

call me Lucas,"

joyful smile that lit up her world like

needed warmth and Brian was always cold and sneering

care what anyone says.Maybe I want what they say

stared at him, stunned.Was she hearing

that possible? I'm

ring glinted on

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

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

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

give Ayla the chance to

anything, he had steered her into his luxury sports

eat outside.I want to go

a long time

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

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

making her break this

a hearty meal and said,

to pick up her

different booth in the same restaurant.Their seats were next to the