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.

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

to the first floor of the

was cluttered

made

he

small space couldn't hold

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

all, the JJ Department Store

commodities there were all luxurious and pricey, and ordinary people could

by the manager of the

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

manager dared not defy

shopping mall.My name is Zayn Cohen,"the

with a slight smile, "Mr.Cohen, please

looked mildly horrified

first.We can go to

Ayla nodded.

the glass- enclosed elevator from where they could see

floor where

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

proud of the soaring sales that the shopping mall was turning out every

looked at the people milling

weekend, but there were still quite a

women here were all from

a couple

he was carrying

another woman, but she

between

Ayla at once, having met her

Ayla.It didn't matter to him in that moment

was not

he was behaving like this because of this woman's presence.She also knew that her intuition had been right, that perhaps this woman in front of them was exactly the woman who

here, Lala?" Lucas asked, a

wanted to hide his relationship with Haley,

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

said, "I

hadn't expected to meet him like this either.She looked down at the

had known all of

had asked her not to go looking