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

Ayla smiled at him.

"Lucas, I'm fine.Anyway, I need to go.I have to go back to work now."

She couldn't afford to stay here for too long.More importantly, she didn't want to cause an even bigger misunderstanding.

"Lala, is he really worth all this effort?" Lucas just couldn't understand her.

This woman had been with him for more than two years, and still, he couldn't figure out what she was thinking most of the time.

Perhaps he never could.

Ayla took a deep breath.

"Lucas, you need to know that I'm doing this for myself, not for Brian.Your question makes no sense."

It was true.She did it all for herself, and she wouldn't change any of it for Brian's sake.If everything was predetermined to happen, then she would start from square one.

"In that case, don't push yourself too hard.And don't let anyone bully you, you hear?"

Lucas had already known her decision, but he still couldn't change her mind.He had no other choice but to let her do whatever she wanted.

Ayla nodded firmly.

"l know, Lucas.Please don't go against Mr.Clark.I doubt you can defeat him.And don't worry! He won't do anything to me."

"Lala, what are you going to do if he dies?"

If Lucas were to enact his revenge, he wanted to make sure that she wouldn't suffer in the process.

And if she were happy with Brian, he might even toss out the idea of vengeance.His words left Ayla stunned.

"What do you mean by that, Lucas? Why do you think he'll die? Are you planning to do something to him?"

The sound of her anxious voice and sight of concern in her eyes were like daggers to Lucas’ heart.It was just a hypothetical question, and she had already gotten so anxious about it.

Then, she was probably lying if she said that she didn't love Brian anymore.

Lucas forced a smile.

"I'm just kidding, Lala."

be true.He was probably just joking,

hearing that he was jesting, Ayla breathed

to

because he knew that she was too

reports about her designs, and the grand

were probably the results of her

soon as Ayla opened the door, someone slapped

so hard that she staggered back several

Lucas was there to keep

she had been waiting outside the room for the entire

wasn't gracious enough to let her man stay in the same

like her face was burning, but she didn't feel angry about it.She just looked at Haley and saw how haggard

sleeping in the same room as

as he held

That

frowned, covering her belly

"You..."

to slap her back, but his hand froze in midair."If you

Haley growled.

have the balls to do it, then hit me so hard that I'll have a miscarriage.And when that happens, you can finally live a

snide remarks angered him so much that he

support her,

have to do that.I'm

he would actually hit

hit you for no reason.I won't let anyone harm you from right

witnessed her

and do nothing?As Ayla wiped the blood from her lips using the back of her hand, she said, "I'm

wanted to help

she noticed that her face was ghastly pale, and there was blood flowing between her

"Lucas, Miss Green, she's..."

by

her to the hospital at once!" she

fast as he could.Upon their arrival at the hospital, Haley was brought to the emergency room,

do you think

he rubbed his temples.He was conflicted about how he should feel right now.He wasn't

him, and apologized, "I'm sorry, Lucas This is all