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 and

and Ellie walked up to the first floor of the mall where the

that the space was cluttered and congested, nowhere near

had made this

had raised an objection when he had come to

couldn't hold

the clothes made it to the

Department Store was the largest mall in

luxurious and pricey, and ordinary

by the manager of the shopping

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

dared not

name is Zayn Cohen,"the middle- aged manager said as way of introduction

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

mildly horrified before

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

Ayla nodded.

from where they could

to the second floor

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

soaring sales that the shopping mall was

the people milling

weekend, but there were still quite a few people

were all

a couple in a corner of the third

was

Lucas was with another woman, but she

air between them

recognized Ayla at once, having met her

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

not

that her intuition had been right, that perhaps this woman in front of them was exactly the woman who had been pestering Lucas all

you here, Lala?"

wanted to hide his relationship with

go shopping for the baby with her.He had agreed because he was worried about her, about her pregnancy.He hadn't, in

said, "I have business

meet him like this either.She looked down

had known all of

had asked her not to go looking