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

Chapter 172: Deep Hatred 

Ayla nodded.

"Would you mind letting me talk to him for a bit?"

In all honesty, sometimes, she had no idea how to face her problems.

"Be my guest," Brian replied as he opened the door for her.

Upon seeing Ayla approach him, Lucas threw away his cigarette.

"Lala," he greeted.

"Lucas, what are you doing here?"

She tried to force a smile, which ended up looking unnatural.

"I was worried about you, so I dropped by."

Lucas had been worrying about Ayla for so many days.He wondered what Brian might've done to harm her.

‘Would he actually do anything to make her cry and feel wronged?’ Lucas thought.

But based on what he saw, he figured that he was mistaken with his assumption.The woman he was so worried about was now intimate with another man.

Perhaps Lucas never had a place in Ayla's heart to begin with.He was just a burden to her.

Everything that he gave her, she reluctantly accepted.

Maybe she had only thought of him as a friend and not a lover all these years.

No matter how long it had been, she still hadn't forgotten about Brian.

Despite how despicable he was, he easily won over Ayla's heart.

"I'm fine."

It was true that she was fine.She didn't even need to think too much lately.

Over the past few days, Brian had only forced her once.

It was only once, but he had taken everything he could from her.

In his presence, Ayla had a hard time being calm.

Every fiber of her being, other than her strong facade, he could easily tear down.

And because of that, her heart softened.She realized that her love for him had never changed.

No longer did she stubbornly resist and obstinately hold on.

If she kept on being hard headed, it would only exhaust her.

"Everything's going to be fine as long as you're happy."

The sound of Lucas’ voice was so hoarse and showed hints of exhaustion.

Lately, Haley had been grinding him to the point of insanity.She coerced him to give in using their baby, and forced him to marry her.

Perhaps all she really wanted was a marriage.

But did she actually love him? Maybe Haley wasn't a person capable of love.

"Lucas, how is Miss Green?"

Ayla didn't want to bring it up, but she knew she had to face it.

With a bitter smile, Lucas nodded.

In reality, he didn't care whether Haley was fine or not.

The only person he actually gave a damn about was Ayla.

But unfortunately, she was now in Brian's arms, so she didn't need Lucas anymore.

It took two years to build a foundation for their relationship, but in the end, it was ruined overnight.

Maybe this was for the best? At the very least, once Ayla found out the truth about his identity, she wouldn't be hurt that much.

On top of that, he must have his revenge.

If losing the woman he loved the most was inevitable, then he must destroy Brian, the man capable of controlling everything.

"I see.I'll be on my way then."

With that, Ayla turned around and walked away.

It seemed that the distance between her and Lucas was now too great for her to see his heart.

In the past, she did her best to love him back, to give him everything, and to accept what fate had in store for them.

Sadly, she just went back to square one.

The man who stood beside her now, was the same heartless man, Brian.

Despite that fact, she was still so willing to be with him.

Whenever she was around him, she couldn't resist him.

All she could do was give into his wiles, and feel everything that he was giving her.

This wrong love of hers was now bound to last a lifetime, and the final outcome was a burden that she must bear alone.

Her only sin was that she loved and got hurt.

And after everything that happened, she found that nothing had changed.

Ayla hadn't gotten that far yet when Lucas chased her to hold her in his arms.

"Lala, I miss you so much! Please come back to me!" he pleaded humbly.

His heart was so fragile that it couldn't be strong enough to withstand adversity.But it didn't matter to him if he got hurt over and over, as long as she came back to him.

Ayla shook her head.

"You'll be much happier without me," she said.

Two years was enough for her to prove that her only choice was to go back to the starting point, and act as if nothing had changed.

"You're wrong! I can't be happy—not without you! As long as you're not by my side, I'll never be happy!"

Didn't Ayla have a shred of understanding what could make Lucas happy? Over the past few years, she never seemed to understand him.

It was as if she never learned to love him at all.

Lucas felt so pathetic right now.

Brian only agreed to let Ayla speak to Lucas for a few minutes, but he never allowed any intimate contact between them, let alone a hug.

And so, he got out of the car and pulled Ayla into his arms.

"Mr.Collins, I'm warning you.Stay away from my woman, or I'm going to teach you a lesson you'll never forget."

"You're going to teach me a lesson? Brian, when have you ever been civil? You've killed so many people, and your hands are stained in so much blood! Never have you been kind to anyone.There's no way you can make Lala happy! You've hurt her so much, so you have to pay the price."

Lucas wanted to remind Brian that a bloodthirsty demon like him would someday receive divine punishment.He didn’t want Ayla to get hurt because of this demon.

"Mr.Collins, thanks for the kind reminder.I know what I have to do, what I've done, and what I haven't.I know it all too well," Brian sneered.

Lucas glared at him.

‘How could Brian be this cold- blooded? Does he really think that none of it was his fault? Does he want to pretend like nothing happened?’ Lucas hated Brian so much.

This wretched man was the reason he lost his family, and even took away the love of his life.

No matter how anyone looked at it, they were destined to be at daggers drawn.

Shifting his gaze towards Ayla, Lucas said, "Lala, you should find out what kind of person Brian really is.It's best that you stay away from him.He can never make you happy!"

If someday, Brian would die by his hands, then she would be all alone.

So, if Ayla fell in love with him again, she would still be unfortunate and miserable.

Soon, she watched Lucas drive away.

There was nothing she could do to stop him.She then turned to Brian, and asked, "Do you have a grudge against Lucas or something?"

"No," he said flatly.

To his knowledge, there had never been an enmity between them.

And it had nothing to do with Ayla.

Two years ago, what Lucas did to her was all done to spite Brian.

That man knew him well, so he manipulated her into getting kicked out of the house.

But in the end, Ayla ended up getting caught by Tatum.

Taking a deep breath, she said, "But it seems that Lucas loathes you.

Whether you believe it or not, there's probably something that caused that hatred."ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .