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.

batch of this season's clothes were in the mall's underground warehouse and she needed to check

of the mall where

thought was that the space was cluttered and congested, nowhere

had made this

raised an objection when he had

couldn't

clothes made it to

JJ Department Store was the

and pricey,

the manager of the

Group, Brian had called the

dared not defy

Zayn Cohen,"the middle- aged

and said with

mildly horrified

you to the office upstairs first.We can go to the underground warehouse later,"

Ayla nodded.

from where they could see

floor

the future, Mr.Clark will set up an exclusive shop on

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

the people milling

not a weekend, but there were

here were all

into a couple in a corner of the

to Lucas’ arm, and he was carrying several shopping bags full of baby products

another woman, but she had

air between

at once,

didn't matter to him in that

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 front of them

you here, Lala?" Lucas asked, a little

relationship with Haley, but hadn't been

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

said, "I have business here."Her voice

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

Brian had known all

why he had asked her not to go looking