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

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 she would

to hate Lucas holding

warmth of family.She stood among the crowd,

announcement that Lucas

trying to

sink in, a

hurry out of the gathering without meeting his eyes.She

avoided him for

her outside the library, where he

spotted him the moment she walked out of

to you," Lucas said

said, "I should call

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

But it seemed inevitable.

Jealous women were horrible.

random stories without any truth

dump the old man who kept her his mistress, that she was hooking up with the new

to them, because

mind if you call me Lucas," he said, flashing

that lit up her world

needed warmth and Brian was always cold and

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

stared at him, stunned.Was she hearing correctly?

that possible? I'm

diamond ring glinted on Ayla's

that he didn't want other men

his head, Lucas took off the ring and said, "This ring is too loose for you.You are still a student.You shouldn't be wearing such a

it and said, "Let's go.I've been waiting for you for three hours.Would you like to have dinner with

Ayla the chance to

into his

eat outside.I

took Ayla a long time to

you didn't eat much at noon.If you

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

he was making her break

and said, "Eat, Ayla.You shouldn't waste

but to pick up her

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

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