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.

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

walked up to the first floor of the mall

cluttered

made this

an objection when he had come to see the

space couldn't hold many

the clothes made it to the

the JJ Department Store was the largest

were all luxurious and pricey, and

was greeted by the manager of the

was also a subsidiary of the Clark Group, Brian had called the manager in advance,

manager dared not defy

the manager of this shopping mall.My name is Zayn Cohen,"the middle- aged manager said as way of introduction and handed

took the business card and said with a slight smile, "Mr.Cohen,

looked mildly horrified before

take you to the office upstairs first.We can go

Ayla nodded.

into the glass- enclosed elevator from where they could see

pointed to the second floor where women's

will set

that the shopping mall

the

there were still quite a

here were

she ran into a

Lucas’ arm, and he was

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

air between them became

Ayla at once, having met

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

was not a

also knew that her intuition had been right, that perhaps this woman in front of them was

Lala?" Lucas asked, a little

his relationship

go shopping for the baby with her.He had agreed because he was worried about her, about her pregnancy.He hadn't, in his wildest dreams, expected to meet Ayla

looked steadfastly at Lucas and said,

either.She looked down at the baby products that

known all of

asked her not to go