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.

the mall's underground warehouse and she needed to

first floor of the mall where the

thought was that the space was cluttered and congested,

made

raised an objection when he

space couldn't hold

make sure that the clothes made it to the high end, he

Store was the largest mall in

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

was greeted by the manager

was also a subsidiary of the Clark Group, Brian had called the manager

manager dared not

Miss Woodsen.I am the manager of this shopping mall.My name is Zayn Cohen,"the middle- aged manager

took the business card and said with a slight smile, "Mr.Cohen,

mildly horrified before

office upstairs first.We can go to the

Ayla nodded.

enclosed elevator from where they could

second floor

Miss Woodsen.In the future, Mr.Clark will set up an exclusive shop

of the soaring sales that the shopping mall

the

weekend, but there were still quite

were all from

ran into a couple in a corner of the

on to Lucas’ arm, and he was carrying

another woman, but

air between them became

recognized Ayla at once,

Haley the moment he saw Ayla.It didn't matter to him in that moment

was not

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

are you here, Lala?" Lucas

his relationship with Haley, but

had hounded Lucas over and over again, asking him to go shopping for the baby with her.He had agreed because he was worried about her, about

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

either.She looked down at the baby products that Lucas was

known all

asked her not to