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

Ayla went downstairs and got into Lucas’ car, hurriedly leaving the company.He drove her back to her original apartment.  

"Lala."

Lucas had prepared two cups of tea, placing them on the table.

They had been sitting on the sofa for over ten minutes but neither of them had uttered a word.  Ayla had no clue what he wanted to talk to her about.

Was it about their past or their future together? She just couldn't wrap her head around it.

Lucas put down his teacup and sat next to her.

"What happened today was nothing but an unfortunate misunderstanding," he remarked and put his hand on hers. 

She looked up at him.

He said that she had misunderstood the incident earlier today.

But who on earth would've been mistaken? Haley was certainly pregnant, and Lucas was definitely the father.

And he still insisted that it was a mistake? Was it just her imagination or was she really wrong? 

‘No, that's impossible"

Ayla could tell from Haley's eyes just how much she loved Lucas.

That woman probably loved him so much that she was willing to do anything for him, including giving birth to their child, even if they didn't end up together.

"Lucas, you've been with her for a long time, haven't you?"

Ayla withdrew her hand and placed it on her lap.

She might've slept with Lucas for once after she was drunk, but that didn't necessarily mean they'd be together forever, but Haley's case was different.  For a moment, he was reluctant to speak.

'Maybe I have known her for a long time?’ Lucas nodded.

"I've known her for more than ten years."  He and Haley grew up together.

Back when he was under Tatum's wing, he had an inhuman life.

he didn't have enough

only person that stuck by him through it all was Haley.  Lucas had

Collins family, he turned into an orphan living under someone else's

misfortune he endured was caused by Brian, so he wanted to take vengeance upon him.He wanted him to give back everything that belonged to

even mentioned Haley's name to me once." Ayla had never asked him

about his childhood and youth, but

don't want you to misunderstand me.I've always known that Haley liked me, but I never liked

in

Ayla must've misunderstood

obvious that Haley wanted to make her

Haley had sent spies to keep an eye on

couldn't do anything

raised him, and Haley was his

didn't mean she was

live in hatred for

had gotten married, he sent

attention to what had happened

later frequent interactions made Lucas

he had

decided that after he had gotten his revenge, he would leave everything

he could succeed with his plans for revenge, she almost lost

this very reason that Lucas decided to cast aside his hatred and take her far away from everyone that could hurt her.

considered that you lied to me, not because you were afraid that I would misunderstand you, but because you couldn't understand yourself?" She told Lucas the

had a miserable life, fighting against the drug addiction, and then when she recovered, all of her attention was focused

wasn't

because they had slept with each other after she got

She wasn't that kind of person.  And so, ending it now would be

love her! I just think of her as

ring from her bag, putting it on

together? If one day, you find a more suitable lover, you can tell

impossible for me to fall in

would she do that?

is

a fact, and they all knew

I won't take responsibility for it.She was the one who set me up that night.And then I mistook her as you, so I had sex