As they were eating, Ayla looked up from the plate and turned around.

Suddenly she froze when her eyes met Brian's sharp gaze directly on her.

Anna followed Brian's gaze and located Ayla.

A smirk appeared on her face as she waited for the drama.

"Lala, what's wrong?"

Toby held Ayla's hand and shook it gently.

"Are you cold? Why is your hand so cold?"

"Oh, it's nothing.I'm fine."

Ayla forced a smile as she averted her gaze from Brian and looked down.

She withdrew her hand gently from Toby's hold, conscious of Brian’s burning gaze that bore into her.

She knew he was misunderstanding the whole situation.

She'd have to face its consequences.

"Come on, finish the food.Do you want more? I can order more for you."

Toby looked at her with adoration in his eyes.

She was still that little girl whom he left years ago.

He reached out and rubbed her hair softly.

He wanted to come back before her eighteenth birthday and celebrate it with her.

But he couldn't make it.

Now that he was here, he could make it up for her.

"Thank you, Toby."

Ayla nodded then drank the orange juice quickly.

Toby noticed how suddenly she turned restless.

Meanwhile, Anna gave Brian a side glance.

why did you marry

understood why Brian married Clayton's daughter

a skittish woman was

a person like Brian, any woman would want to

chose Arlene

beyond understandable to

table opposite to

stirred the coffee in front of him before saying, "Well, I

that Clayton's daughter wouldn't

marriage to bind Arlene for a

he had in his heart, wouldn't have

don't understand why would you do that? Although she is beautiful and slender, as far as I can

was handsome and a

of a cold and strict

really understand what went on in his

was like a closed

him, and perhaps no one else

"You are right."

who

he didn't even know how she looked

that he actually married Clayton's adopted

am the only woman

women Brian would meet and take, she

Brian didn't answer.

just picked up the coffee cup and drank it slowly.His

her with another man,

"I've had enough

over at

nervous on the outside, but that woman

to leave and continued to talk with that other

careful of his

have done something

shuddered at

the deathly glare in Brian's

felt guilty and helpless, glancing at

you living in the school dormitory now? I can help you find a better place

didn't want her to

her well, but she

the Woodsen family, but she was nothing more than

Ayla shook her head.

won't be

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