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, but she

was jesting, Ayla breathed a sigh

to go,

her any longer because he knew that she

reports about her designs,

were probably the results of her

door, someone slapped her face before she could

her so hard that she staggered back several

Lucas was there to keep

a scene last night, she had been waiting outside

the same room as another woman.Ayla could taste blood on her

but she didn't feel angry about it.She just

she felt restless due to the fact that Ayla was sleeping in the same room as Lucas last night."Haley, why the

shouted at Haley as he

I? That bitch

covering her belly with

"You..."

hand froze in midair."If you want to hit me for the sake of that bitch, then do

Haley growled.

balls to do it, then hit me so hard that I'll have a

snide remarks angered him so much that he carried out

support her,

have to

never expected that he would

harm you from right under my nose, because I love you so much, and I'm willing to do

just witnessed her

do nothing?As Ayla wiped the blood from her lips using the back of

speaking, she wanted to help Haley

was ghastly pale, and there was

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

by what

her to the hospital at once!" she urged

picked Haley up and ran downstairs as fast as he could.Upon their arrival at the hospital, Haley was brought to the emergency room, while Lucas and

think she'll

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

apologized, "I'm sorry, Lucas This is