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.

in the mall's underground warehouse and she

the first floor of the mall where

was cluttered and congested, nowhere near airy as the

had made this

he had come

small space couldn't hold many

it

Store was the

there were all luxurious and pricey, and ordinary

greeted by the manager of the shopping

subsidiary of the Clark Group, Brian had called

dared not defy

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

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

looked mildly horrified before

you to the office upstairs first.We can go

Ayla nodded.

into the glass- enclosed elevator from where they could see the mall from every

the second floor where women's wear lined

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

the soaring sales that the shopping mall was turning

at the people milling

not a weekend, but there were still quite a few

were all from rich

she ran into a

was carrying several shopping bags full

but she had never expected to

between them

recognized Ayla at once, having

he saw Ayla.It didn't matter to

not a

like this because of this woman's presence.She also knew that her intuition had been right, that perhaps this woman in

are you here, Lala?" Lucas asked, a

hide his relationship with Haley, but hadn't been able

had hounded Lucas over and over again, asking him to 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

at Lucas and said,

meet him like this either.She looked down at the baby products

had known

that was why he had asked her not to