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.

this season's clothes were in the mall's underground warehouse

up to the first floor of the mall

the space was cluttered and congested, nowhere

made this

had raised an objection when he had come

small space couldn't hold

make sure that the clothes made it to the

the JJ Department Store was the largest mall

all luxurious and pricey, and ordinary people could

was greeted by the

was also a subsidiary of the Clark Group, Brian had called the manager in advance, instructing him to receive and treat the designer

manager dared

Cohen,"the middle- aged manager said as way of introduction and handed

and said with a

mildly horrified

me take you to the office upstairs first.We can go to the

Ayla nodded.

into the glass- enclosed elevator from where they could see

the second floor

for women's wear, Miss Woodsen.In the future, Mr.Clark will set up an exclusive shop on this floor for our brand," Zayn

soaring sales that the shopping mall was

at the people milling

weekend, but there were still quite a few people

were

she ran into a couple in a corner of the third

and he was carrying several shopping bags full

knew that Lucas was with another woman, but she had never expected to

between them became

once, having

moment he saw Ayla.It didn't matter to him

not a

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

are you here, Lala?" Lucas asked, a little

relationship with Haley,

her.He had agreed because he was worried about her, about her pregnancy.He hadn't, in his wildest dreams, expected to meet

said, "I have business here."Her voice was

him like this either.She looked down at the baby products

known all

had asked her not to go looking