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 to do with

she turned

against the sofa, holding a glass

hand really made

anyone getting their

he had abandoned it, he still wasn't willing

would much rather see it destroyed than land into someone else's hands.The following day,

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

against the sofa, Brian answered, "He's finally going to make his move, isn't he? Last time, we interrupted his trade.He's definitely going to hit

deviate from

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

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

a greedy man.Are

never gotten along well

over, he wouldn't have

Jaime nodded.

be no problems

for some reason, Jaime was

care that much about the

not going to let the TH Gang rob him if

Smith still hasn't found out anything about

never imagined that there would be no traces about a

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

all the orphanages he could find, but there was no record of adoption on the exact date Ayla was

had lied to

her identity

"I see.I understand."

Brian nodded in response.

would come to

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

flipping through a book, but she wasn't actually

restless because of

him because they had been together for a long time? When she gradually moved on from Toby, her

six minutes since Lucas

you happen to

put the warm milk tea in

saw the gentle smile

are you

here to bring you a cup of

pulled a chair and sat

now, the

second he sat close to Ayla, they quickly

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

it.It's not a big deal! Just sit with me

Lucas held her hand.

some milk

sat back down, and said, "Please try not to get too close to

stay away because the image of Toby being

now, Brian had investigated every

her and asked, "Lala, are you

what kind of person Brian was, Lucas also knew

too much,"she