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."

might be true.He was probably just joking,

that he was jesting, Ayla breathed a

to go,

delay her any longer because he knew that she was too

of reports about her designs,

the results

soon as Ayla opened the door, someone slapped her face before

hard that she

there to keep her

a scene last night, she had been

to let her man stay in the same

burning, but she didn't feel angry about it.She

that Ayla was sleeping in the same room as Lucas last night."Haley, why the hell

Haley as he held Aylain

That

her

"You..."

his hand froze in midair."If you want to hit me for the

Haley growled.

then hit me so hard that I'll have a miscarriage.And when

angered him so much that he carried

support her, Haley fell to

didn't have to do that.I'm

expected that he

people trample on you like that.She hit you for no reason.I won't let anyone harm you from right under my nose, because I love you so much, and I'm

just witnessed her getting slapped

nothing?As Ayla wiped the blood from her lips using the

she wanted

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

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

horrified by what

to the hospital

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

you think she'll be

temples.He was conflicted about how he should feel right now.He wasn't even sure whether he wanted to keep that

looked at him, and apologized, "I'm sorry,