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 crowd had

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

had felt the warmth of family.She stood among the

the announcement that Lucas would be

trying to process what the principal was

it did sink in, a

Ayla hurry out of the gathering without meeting his eyes.She

him for the next

outside the library, where he had been

the moment she walked out of the library,

to you," Lucas said desperately,

"I should

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

But it seemed inevitable.

Jealous women were horrible.

could make up random stories without

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 two stayed

them, because she couldn't stop them from

you call me Lucas," he said,

his joyful smile that lit

needed warmth and Brian was always cold and

said, "Ayla, I don't care what anyone

at him, stunned.Was she hearing correctly? How could he think

is that possible? I'm

ring glinted on Ayla's

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

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

go.I've been waiting for you for three hours.Would you like to have dinner with

Ayla

had steered her into his luxury sports car and driven

can't eat outside.I want to

a long time to

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

seemed to know everything about ners. He not only knew that Brian had driven her to school these past

he was making her

hearty meal and said,

to pick up her

were next to the window, overlooking the

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