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

to the first floor of the mall where the clothes were being

thought was that the space was cluttered and

made

had raised an objection when he had come to see

small space couldn't hold

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

Store was the largest mall in

and pricey, and ordinary

the

called the manager in advance, instructing him

manager dared

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

the business card and said with a

looked mildly horrified

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

Ayla nodded.

elevator from where

pointed to the second floor where women's

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

sales that the shopping mall was turning out

the people milling

weekend, but there were still quite

women here were all

into a couple in a

he was

knew that Lucas was with another woman, but she

air between them

Ayla at once, having met

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

was not a

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

here, Lala?" Lucas asked, a little

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

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

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

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

known

he had asked her not to go looking for