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

him a sideward glance

"Your silence means consent."

one hand to hold

cold to the touch.The

He held her tightly.

go

him so

wouldn't have a future

was just

won't accept defeat.Just call

closer to

"Call me Lucas."

Ayla protested, "No!"

she could utter another word, he caressed her and planted a gentle kiss on

pure love.She was

wasn't like Brian, whose violent passionate

feather soft kiss touched her

stop kissing you till

pearly white teeth.She was still

not until he opened the door and carried her out,

"Put me down!"

and he was forced to

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

her into the restaurant, holding

Molly gazed at the intimacy between them, she wasn't sure whether

assumed the role of her boyfriend at

a drink of water and wiped the corners of her mouth with a

could never treat her with such

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

at her and remarked, "I didn't think that we would be

was responsible for the

we can finally get along with each other,"

seeking peace at any

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

as

still dressed in

he saw Ayla, his expression changed

keys to the driver, instructing him to

then got into

curious to know why I'm

took the initiative to broach the

they had managed to maintain peace this

my promise to stay away from

emotions but he dared

indifferent tone

Lucas looked at the distracted Ayla and asked, "Are

She nodded.

yourself to drop