The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

Brian had just turned around when he felt soft lips pressing down on his.

This was the first time Ayla had taken the initiative to kiss him.

He didn't want her to kiss him just because he had returned the ring to her.He didn’t want her to go running into another man's arms once they were done.

Ayla's kiss was inexperienced.But she put her soul into it, turning her into a seductress, making Brian helpless and unable to refuse her.

"Did you kiss me just to repay me, Lala?"he said softly.

As his gaze found hers, Brian felt his stomach drop away.

He was becoming more and more weak- kneed before Ayla with each passing day.

The kiss she had given him didn't even qualify as one, but it filled him with satisfaction and relief.

Ayla didn't say anything but merely looked at him, because it was not a reward.

She had never thought of repaying him in this way.She had just been overcome with the sudden urge to do it.

That was all.

She knew Brian wouldn't care, but she had still done it.

Brian flashed her a charming smile, one that she had never seen before.

Ayla didn't go to see Lucas once she left the apartment.

Instead, she went to office.

She knew Brian wasn't lying when he said that Lucas and that woman were in a relationship.

And she didn't want to ruin their relationship by appearing suddenly before them.

Lucas had done a lot for Ayla these past two years.

All she wanted was for him to be happy.

After the morning meeting, Ayla and her assistant, Ellie, went to JJ Department Store to recce the site.

The fashion show would be held there one week later.

Ayla wasn't supposed to be there, but Anna and Brian were having a meeting in the company and so they had asked her to do the task instead.

were in the mall's underground warehouse and she needed to check

to the first floor of

cluttered and congested, nowhere near airy

had made

he had come to see

small space couldn't hold many

that the clothes made it to the high end,

JJ Department Store was the

commodities there were all luxurious and pricey, and ordinary people could not afford

the manager of the shopping

Clark Group, Brian had called the manager in advance, instructing him to receive

manager dared

manager of this shopping mall.My name is Zayn Cohen,"the middle- aged manager said as way of

and said with a slight smile,

looked mildly horrified before

you to the office upstairs first.We can go

Ayla nodded.

from where they could see

second floor where women's wear lined the

is for women's wear, Miss Woodsen.In the future, Mr.Clark will

was proud of the soaring sales that the

looked at the people milling

but there were still

were

to Ayla's surprise, she ran into a couple in

was holding on to Lucas’ arm, and he was carrying

another woman, but she had never expected to

air between them became

at once, having met

pulled away from Haley the moment he saw Ayla.It didn't matter to

was not a

of this woman's presence.She also knew that her intuition had been right, that perhaps

here, Lala?" Lucas

relationship with Haley, but hadn't been able

over and over again, asking him to go shopping for the baby with her.He had agreed because

said,

expected to meet him like this either.She looked down at the baby products that

Brian had known

had asked her not to go looking for