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 and she needed

and Ellie walked up to the first floor of the mall where the clothes were being brought

was that the space was cluttered and

made this

an objection when he had come to see

couldn't hold many

the clothes made it to the high

the JJ Department Store was the

were all luxurious and pricey, and ordinary people could not

by the manager of

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

dared not

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

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

looked mildly

upstairs first.We can go

Ayla nodded.

Zayn into the glass- enclosed elevator from where

second floor where women's wear lined

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

the soaring sales that the shopping mall was turning out

at the

was not a weekend, but there were

were

surprise, she ran into a couple in a corner of

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

another woman, but she had never expected

air between them

at once, having met

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

was not

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

are you here, Lala?" Lucas asked, a little

to hide his relationship with

to go shopping for the baby with her.He had agreed because he was worried

at Lucas and said, "I have

like this either.She looked down at the baby products that Lucas

known all of

that was why he had asked