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.

season's clothes were in the mall's underground warehouse and she needed

of the mall where the

cluttered and congested, nowhere near airy as the

made

he

small space couldn't hold many

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

JJ Department Store was the largest mall

commodities there were all luxurious and pricey, and ordinary people

was greeted by the manager of

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

dared not defy

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

business card and said with a slight

looked mildly horrified before

upstairs first.We can go to the

Ayla nodded.

glass- enclosed elevator from

the second floor where women's wear lined the

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

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

looked at the people milling

a weekend, but there were

here were all from

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

was carrying several

another woman, but she had never

air between them became

recognized Ayla at once, having met

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

not

presence.She also knew that her intuition had been right, that perhaps

you here, Lala?" Lucas asked,

had wanted to hide his relationship with Haley,

had agreed because he was worried about her, about her pregnancy.He

at Lucas and said, "I have business

meet him like this either.She looked down at

had known all

was why he had asked her not to