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!"

hand and led her into the school square where Ayla noticed

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

to hate Lucas holding her

of

the principal made the announcement that Lucas would be the new

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

did sink in, a sense

out of the gathering without meeting

she avoided him for the next

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

she walked out of the library,

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

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

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

But it seemed inevitable.

Jealous women were horrible.

stories without any

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,

anything to them, because she

me Lucas," he said, flashing her a charming

his joyful smile that lit up her world like a ray

woman who needed warmth and Brian was always cold and sneering

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

she hearing correctly? How could

that possible?

ring glinted on Ayla's

saying that he

the ring and said, "This ring is too

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

Ayla

could say anything, he had steered her into

can't eat outside.I

took Ayla a long time to

noon.If you don't eat now,

that Brian had driven her to school these past couple of days, but also knew that she

he was making her break this

a hearty meal and said, "Eat,

choice but to

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

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