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 break

a sideward glance but

"Your silence means consent."

freed one hand to hold her

was icy cold to the touch.The car stopped

He held her tightly.

go of

not in love with him so

wouldn't have a

was just too

defeat.Just

closer

"Call me Lucas."

Ayla protested, "No!"

he caressed her and planted a

oozed depths of pure love.She was

wasn't like Brian, whose violent

kiss

stop kissing you till you

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

opened the door and carried her out, that she came back to her

"Put me down!"

furiously and he was forced to put her

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

the restaurant, holding her

the intimacy between them, she wasn't sure whether she

assumed the role of

poured her a drink of water and

never treat her

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

and remarked, "I didn't think that we would be able to have

was responsible for the

finally get along with each

was seeking peace at

nothing else mattered.But if Ayla was relentlessly stringing Lucas along, she

as

was still dressed in his grey

he saw Ayla, his expression changed

to the driver, instructing

got into

you curious to know why I'm in Ayla's company

initiative to

happy that they had managed to maintain

my promise to stay away from her.Aren't

was filled with mixed emotions but he dared not show

tone pleased

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

She nodded.

trouble yourself to drop me