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!"

led her into the school square

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

didn't seem to hate Lucas holding

the warmth of family.She stood among the crowd,

announcement that Lucas would

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

a sense of

cheated.Lucas saw Ayla hurry out of the

enough, she avoided him for the next

outside the library, where he had

moment she walked out of the library, and pursed her

didn't mean to lie to you," Lucas said desperately, stepping

him and said, "I should call you

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

But it seemed inevitable.

Jealous women were horrible.

make up random stories without any truth

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 at school late, had dinner, and went back

because she couldn't stop them

call me Lucas," he said, flashing her a

lit

who needed warmth and Brian

care what anyone

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

that

ring glinted

he didn't want

said, "This ring is too loose for you.You

and said, "Let's go.I've been waiting for you for

Ayla

had steered her into his luxury sports car and driven away from

outside.I want to

a long time to utter these

at noon.If you don't eat now, your body will become weak" Lucas said, his eyes

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

was making her break this

a hearty meal and said, "Eat,

choice but to pick up her chopsticks

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

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