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.

that time, he barely had anything to eat, he didn't have enough clothes to

stuck by him through it all was Haley.  Lucas had lost

heir of the Collins family, he turned into an

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

me once." Ayla had never asked him

to time, he would tell her about his childhood and youth, but he never

you to misunderstand me.I've always known that Haley liked me, but I never liked her back.I've always thought of her as

explained in a

knew that Ayla must've

that Haley wanted to make

knew that Haley had sent spies

do

the man who raised him,

was the one he loved

that he would live in hatred for the rest of his

had gotten married, he sent people to

to what had

to be there, and their later frequent interactions made Lucas fall in love

he had a

had gotten his revenge, he would

plans for revenge, she almost lost her

decided to cast aside his hatred and take her far away from everyone that could hurt her.  Ayla

to me, not because you were afraid that I would misunderstand you, but

between them? During the first year in Italy, she had a miserable life, fighting against the drug addiction,

bond wasn't that

just because they had slept with each other after she got so drunk that

for her to make him take responsibility for her own blunder? She wasn't that kind of person.

don't love her! I just think of her as my sister,"

took out the ring from her bag,

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

for me to fall in

but he hadn't given up yet.Why would she do that? Did she really not love him? Or had she decided to get back together with

Green is pregnant," Ayla

a fact, and

night.And then I mistook her as you, so I had sex with her.I never imagined