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.

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

up to the first floor of the

the space was cluttered

made

objection when he

small space couldn't hold many

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

the JJ Department Store was the largest

pricey, and ordinary people could not

was greeted by the manager

Brian had called the manager

dared not defy

of this shopping mall.My name is Zayn Cohen,"the middle- aged

said with a slight smile, "Mr.Cohen, please call me

looked mildly horrified

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

Ayla nodded.

elevator from where they could

second floor where women's wear lined the

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

proud of the soaring sales that the shopping

the

but there were still quite a

were

she ran into a couple in a corner of the third

holding on to Lucas’ arm, and he was carrying several shopping bags full of

was with another woman, but she had never expected to meet

between them became

recognized Ayla at once,

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

was not a

this woman's presence.She also knew that her intuition had been right, that perhaps this woman in front of them was

you here, Lala?" Lucas asked, a little

his relationship with Haley,

shopping for the baby with her.He had agreed because he was worried about her, about her pregnancy.He

at Lucas and said, "I have business here."Her voice was

this either.She looked down at the baby products that

had known all of

he had asked her not to go looking