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

Brian's room was reeking of alcohol.

Did he drink again? She didn't smell the overpowering alcoholic odor coming from him when they ran into each other at the restaurant earlier.

"I'm home." Ayla timidly approached him.

"Hmm," Brian grunted.

Based on the look on his face, he was probably furious.

He had told her not to get too close to other men, and today, she had dinner with Lucas, but all Brian did was to grunt at her and nothing else.

Ayla moved her lips, but she ended up not saying anything.

Should she explain to him why she was late tonight? Or was it even necessary to do so? He saw it with his own two eyes.

An explanation probably wasn't needed at this point.

Just like her situation with Toby in the past, Brian believed what he saw, and there was nothing left needed to be explained to him.As soon as she turned around, he stopped her.

"Aren't you going to explain yourself?"

Was she not even going to try to defend herself? When Ayla turned back to the man, she noticed that he was no longer sitting on the sofa and drinking.

He was now standing close to her.

"If I tell you my side of the story, would you even believe me?"

"I won't know until I hear it."

If Brian was being honest, he wasn't going to believe her.

To him, being ignored was unacceptable, and so he wanted to hear an explanation.

"Then there's no need to speak."

Ayla saw it in his eyes that he wouldn't believe her, so she'd rather not waste her breath.

Holding her chin with his fingers, he asked, "Do you know who exactly this Lucas is?"

"I don't know."

She had never been one to pry into other people's private lives, not to mention that she considered Lucas as a friend, but no more than a friend.

"If I tell you that he's wealthy, would you go with him?"

Although the Collins family had fallen from grace, they still had several properties left.

That was why Brian was Curious of the reason Lucas applied to be the vice principal of a school.

The salary of this position wasn't that big, and he didn't seem like he lacked money.

Upon hearing Brian's question, Ayla asked, "Did you have him investigated?"

"I didn't need to."

What he actually wanted to know was why Lucas approached Ayla.

I have nothing

she turned around and walked

against the sofa, holding a glass

her hand really made

couldn't stand the idea of anyone

it, he still wasn't willing to give it to anyone

it destroyed than land into someone

of the TH Gang came to this city before on his private plane.He probably didn't want anyone to find

answered, "He's finally going to make his move, isn't he? Last time,

didn't deviate from his normally

one day and left right afterwards.He must've been here to see someone, not to

that this person visited by the TH Gang leader must be so important, given that the leader

man.Are

gotten along

they hadn't provoked him over and over, he wouldn't have

Jaime nodded.

to be no problems recently.Tayson is

reason,

that much about the

absolutely not going to let the TH Gang rob him if they

Mr.Hayden Smith

imagined that there would be

that his dead wife adopted Ayla from an orphanage, but he didn't mention which orphanage

Jaime had checked all the orphanages he could find, but there was no record

had lied

identity

"I see.I understand."

Brian nodded in response.

would

was Brian Clark, and there was no way that he would be defeated because of

flipping through a book, but

of Brian's behavior last

did she even give a damn? Was she starting to care for him because they had been together for a long time? When she gradually moved on

six minutes since Lucas stood before her,

happen to be thinking about

milk tea in

looked up at him and saw the gentle

are you

to bring you a cup

then pulled a chair

the

he sat close to Ayla, they

she stood up, and stammered, "I...there's something I have to

don't worry about it.It's not a big deal! Just sit with

Lucas held her hand.

some milk tea

said, "Please try not to get

image of Toby being tortured by Brian was

now, Brian had investigated every detail of Lucas'

gracefully, Lucas looked at her and asked, "Lala, are you worried

only one who knew what kind of person Brian was,

think too much,"she