The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

When Lucas came out of the school, he saw the two girls chatting.

"Molly," he called out.

"Lucas!"

Molly advanced towards him and hugged him affectionately.

Thereafter, Lucas wrapped his arm around Ayla's waist I and said, "You two know each other? Come, let's have dinner together."

Molly was taken aback.

"Lucas, do you know her?"

'This coquettish woman! First she seduced my husband and now she is trying to sink her claws into Lucas!'"No!"

"No, thanks!"

Both women blurted out simultaneously.

Lucas smiled cunningly at Ayla.

"Do you want me to drag you into the car again?"

He was reluctant to force her. "It's already quite late.I should be heading back."

She was in no mood for a fancy dinner with Molly.

"It's okay.I'll drive you home.I don't see your driver around."

Lucas opened the car door and she seated herself.

Noticing this, Molly griped, "Lucas, she is a vixen! She seduced Toby!"

She reminded him.Lucas ignored her warning.

He said with a smile, "If I marry her, Toby will be out of her life.Besides, I'll take her abroad.Isn't that great?"

He patted her on her back.Stunned by his naivety, she said, "Don't get caught up in her web.She is also intimately involved with Mr.Clark."

"Just forget it! Let's go! Why don't you drive in front of us and lead the way? You decide what we should eat."

Lucas ran his fingers through Molly's hair dotingly.

Ayla sat silently in his car.

"Lala, I don't care about your past.I just want to share a beautiful future with you,"

Lucas said sincerely.

‘'The future...is all too distant.'’

The happiness she sought was gone.

So was the loving, affectionate family.

She didn't want to hurt Lucas and she knew that Brian would make their lives sheer hell.

"Are you willing?"

tried to

him a sideward

"Your silence means consent."

one hand to hold her

touch.The car stopped in front of a

He held her tightly.

let go

was not in love with him so the

have a future

was just

accept defeat.Just

leaned closer to

"Call me Lucas."

Ayla protested, "No!"

another word, he caressed her and planted

was overwhelmed as

like Brian, whose violent passionate

kiss touched

stop kissing you

was still

the door and carried her out, that she

"Put me down!"

and he

"Lala, believe me.I'm serious."

led her into the restaurant,

intimacy between them, she wasn't sure whether she should be happy

assumed the role of

vegetables, poured her a drink of water and wiped the corners of her mouth with a

could never treat her

to be pampered like this.Molly, observing his devotion to her, quipped, "Lucas, you seem to be quite smitten by

that we would be

for the truce between

can finally get along with each

was seeking peace

Toby, nothing else mattered.But if Ayla was relentlessly

into Toby as

dressed in

he saw Ayla, his expression changed but

to the driver, instructing him to take the

then got into

aren't you curious to know why I'm in

the initiative to broach

that they had managed to maintain

my promise to stay away

filled with mixed emotions

tone pleased

longer feared any kind of entanglement between the two.Meanwhile, Lucas looked at the distracted Ayla and asked, "Are you going

She nodded.

yourself to drop