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.

he is, I have nothing to do with

that, she turned around and

sofa, holding a

her hand really

idea of anyone getting their hands on anything he

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

than land into someone else's hands.The following day, Brian was sitting in

city before on his private plane.He probably didn't want anyone to find

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 us back for

from his normally

he just visited here for one day and left right

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

a greedy man.Are

never gotten along well with

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

Jaime nodded.

to be no problems

for some reason, Jaime was

care that

but he was absolutely not going to

Smith still hasn't found out

there would be

from an orphanage, but he didn't mention which orphanage

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

had

her identity was

"I see.I understand."

Brian nodded in response.

the truth would come

was Brian Clark, and there was no way that he

Ayla was flipping through a book, but she

restless because of Brian's behavior last

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

six minutes since Lucas stood before her, and yet she

to be thinking about

warm milk

saw the gentle smile on

are you doing

here to bring you a

pulled a chair

the library

close to Ayla, they quickly

stammered, "I...there's something

not a big deal! Just sit with me for

Lucas held her hand.

milk tea

said, "Please try not to get too close

image of Toby

now, Brian had investigated every detail of

looked at her and asked, "Lala, are you

what kind of person Brian was, Lucas also

too