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.

who he is, I have nothing to do with

saying that, she turned

sofa, holding

Lucas hold her hand really made him

stand the idea of anyone getting their hands on anything he

if he had abandoned it, he still wasn't willing to give it to

someone else's hands.The following day, Brian was sitting

leader of the TH Gang came to this city before on his private plane.He probably

answered, "He's finally going to make his move, isn't he? Last time, we interrupted his trade.He's definitely going to hit us back for

deviate from his normally cold

one day and left right afterwards.He must've been here

this person visited by the TH Gang leader must

a greedy man.Are our goods

Gang had never gotten along well with Brian's

hadn't provoked him over and over,

Jaime nodded.

no problems recently.Tayson is

some reason, Jaime

didn't really care that much

an object, but he was absolutely not going to let the TH Gang rob him if

seems that Mr.Hayden Smith still hasn't found

would be no traces

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

checked all the orphanages he could find, but there was no record of adoption

Clayton had lied to

maybe her identity was just that

"I see.I understand."

Brian nodded in response.

the truth would come to

Brian Clark, and there was no way that

was flipping through

because of Brian's

even give a damn? Was she starting to care for him because they had been together for

minutes since Lucas stood

to be

milk tea in front of

looked up at him and saw the gentle smile on his

you

here to bring you a cup of milk

pulled a chair and sat next

now, the library was

to Ayla, they quickly

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

worry about it.It's not a big

Lucas held her hand.

some milk

try not to get too close

the image of Toby being tortured by Brian was still fresh

investigated every

gracefully, Lucas looked at her and

what kind of person Brian was, Lucas also knew

think too