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.

is, I have nothing

turned around and walked

sofa, holding a glass

hand really

couldn't stand the idea of anyone getting their hands on anything

he still

it destroyed than land into someone else's

said to him, "Mr.Clark, the leader of the TH Gang came to this city before on

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 his normally

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

this person visited by the TH Gang leader must be so

a greedy man.Are our goods

gotten along well

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

Jaime nodded.

be no problems recently.Tayson is guarding the goods

for some reason,

that much about

an object, but he was absolutely not going to let the TH

for Ayla, it seems that Mr.Hayden Smith still hasn't found out

there would be no

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

find, but there

Clayton had lied

identity was just

"I see.I understand."

Brian nodded in response.

the truth would

way that he would be defeated because of a

Ayla was flipping through a book, but she wasn't

restless because of Brian's

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

since Lucas stood before her, and yet she

do you happen to be

the warm milk tea in front

him and saw the gentle smile on his

you doing

you a cup of milk

pulled a chair and sat

now, the library was

he sat close to Ayla,

stammered, "I...there's something I

big deal! Just sit with me for

Lucas held her hand.

some milk tea

down, and said, "Please try

warning him to stay away because the image of Toby being tortured by Brian

Brian had investigated every detail of

her and asked, "Lala, are

the only one who knew what kind of person Brian was, Lucas also

think too