The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

Chapter 160: Two Of A Kind 

Ayla lowered her head, her gaze fastened to the shiny, black shoes before her.Her sight traveled upwards and met with the eyes of the man that owned them.

"Why are you here?"

Brian didn't plan to go there, but the thought of Ayla all alone changed his mind.

However, he did not expect the scene that greeted him.

Lucas hadn't explained himself probably for Ayla's own good.

Perhaps he too, wanted to protect Ayla.

The disappointment on her face didn't go unnoticed by Brian.

‘Does Ayla really care about Lucas?’ Brian carefully kept his roiling emotions from showing on his face.

"Can't I be here?"

Despite her unhappiness, Ayla forced a smile.

Seeing this, Brian was irritated almost immediately.

Why did she pretend to be strong in front of him? Ayla looked at Brain and shook her head.

"I didn't mean that."

She didn't want to let Brian see her embarrassment.

She had always told him that she would rather be with Lucas, but how could she keep up the pretense when Haley introduced herself as Lucas’ legitimate fiancee? "Shall we get going? Didn't you have something else to do?"

Brian wrapped his arm around Ayla's slender waist and gently led her towards the elevator.

She reluctantly followed, as Zayn, who had been accompanying her, had left earlier.

"You were aware of everything that was happening, weren't you?" Ayla asked.

Their bodies almost made contact in the constricted confines of the elevator.

Ayla felt disconcerted as Brian's hot breath touched her skin.

"Yeah," Brian replied quietly.

He didn't bother lying to Ayla.He was certain he knew more about Lucas and Haley than she did.

"You've always known, haven't you?"

Ayla regarded him thoughtfully.

Did he do all of this for her sake? Was she being too stubborn? She suddenly felt a twinge of tenderness in her heart.

Brian enveloped Ayla tightly in his strong arms, and rested his chin atop her head.

His voice was soft when he spoke.

back to me,

question, not a

blinked at

too fast?

Ayla didn't answer, Brian didn't

arrival to the underground warehouse,

was a small room with a row of racks that bore twenty suits of

you think? Are

to showcase the first batch of clothes, and waited

in Ayla was so profound that he didn't question

delicately touched the clothes' material and relished in

wasn't her only

to

hated to admit it, but Brian having handled the rest

She felt herself relax.

tension melted away

show will start next week.I can

the clothes

and regarded her with

just busying yourself needlessly.Why don't you rest

the dark circles under her eyes and the

seeing Lucas with Haley just now, she needed time to adjust

a disbelieving look over

must have underestimated me, right? I don't

attention to the clothes.She wasn't so fragile that she couldn't

Brian eyed her warily.

all? "I couldn't tell if you are a cruel woman or

in his coat pocket and

it was immediately

odor will stick to the clothes.Worse,

looked at the man in front of her

cruel and heartless woman, didn't she become the same as him? No words were spoken between the two as

the door to the passenger's seat and Ayla reluctantly got

the company, however, the car stopped in front of a

Brian a

"What are you doing?"

"Having some coffee,"

replied, an innocent look on his face.He opened the door and got out of the

to the company right now," Ayla said in

never considered him to be such

no choice but to get out of the car and

she saw that

a glass of orange juice

thoughtfully and marveled at her ability to conceal her feelings.She seemed to have improved at it,

women who

the orange juice and tiramisu that were laid before her, but she

taking me here,

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