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!"

the

broke out as they walked in, hand in hand.Ayla withdrew her hand at once and sighed.She was afraid

seem to

warmth of family.She stood among the

made the announcement that Lucas would be the

at the stage, shocked, trying to process

it did sink in, a sense of

of the gathering without

enough, she avoided him

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

out of the

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

him and said, "I should call you

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

But it seemed inevitable.

Jealous women were horrible.

stories without any truth

mistress, that she was hooking up with the new vice principal, and that the

never explained anything to them, because she couldn't stop

call me Lucas," he said,

lit

woman who needed warmth and Brian was always cold and sneering to

don't care

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

that

ring glinted

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

said, "This ring is too loose for you.You are still a student.You shouldn't be wearing such a

"Let's go.I've been waiting for you for three hours.Would you

give Ayla the

he had steered her into his luxury sports

can't eat outside.I

took Ayla a long time

much at noon.If you don't eat now, your body will

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

today, he was making her break

hearty meal and said,

no choice but to pick up her

the same restaurant.Their seats were next to the window, overlooking the entrance.They had seen Ayla walking in

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