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.

didn't have enough clothes

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

he turned into an orphan living under someone else's

take vengeance upon him.He wanted him to give back everything that belonged

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

time to time, he would tell her about his childhood

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

explained in a

knew that Ayla must've

to make her

of that, he knew that Haley had sent spies to keep an

couldn't do anything to

was the man who raised him, and Haley

that didn't mean she was the one he

would live in hatred for

he heard that Brian had gotten married, he sent

attention to what had

there, and their later frequent interactions

he had

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

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

cast aside his hatred and take her far away from everyone that could hurt her.  Ayla stared at him

were afraid that I would misunderstand you, but because you couldn't understand yourself?" She told Lucas

much love was there actually between them? During the first year in Italy, she had a miserable life, fighting against the drug addiction, and then when she recovered, all of her attention was

wasn't

just because they had slept with each other after

her own blunder? She wasn't that kind of person.  And so, ending it

her! I just think of her as my sister," Lucas blurted

took out the ring from her bag, putting it

you remember what I said when we bought this ring together? If one day, you find a more suitable lover, you can

it's impossible for me to fall

get out of their relationship, but he hadn't given up yet.Why would she do that? Did she really not love him? Or

Green is pregnant,"

was a fact, and they all

then I