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?"

systematically tried to break

shot him a sideward

"Your silence means consent."

freed one hand

the touch.The car stopped in front

He held her tightly.

let go of

him so the

have a

was just

won't accept defeat.Just

closer to

"Call me Lucas."

Ayla protested, "No!"

word, he caressed her and

love.She was overwhelmed

wasn't like Brian, whose violent passionate kisses left her

soft kiss

you

his pearly white teeth.She was still at a loss because of his

was not until he opened the door and carried her out, that she came back to her

"Put me down!"

and he was forced to put

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

the

gazed at the intimacy between them, she wasn't sure whether she should be happy or

role of her boyfriend

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

could never treat her with

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

think that we would be able

responsible for the truce between

can finally get along with each other,"

seeking peace

as she had Toby, nothing else mattered.But if Ayla was relentlessly stringing Lucas along, she would not

trio bumped into Toby as they were leaving

dressed

he saw Ayla, his expression

handed her car keys to the driver, instructing him to

then got into

you curious to know

took the initiative to

that they had managed to maintain

my promise

mixed emotions but

tone

feared any kind of entanglement between the two.Meanwhile, Lucas looked at the distracted Ayla

She nodded.

drop me off.I'll take