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,

a gentle question, not

at Brian's cajoling

his attitude change a bit too fast?

didn't answer, Brian

to the underground warehouse, and both silently got

them was a small room with a

you think? Are you satisfied

swept his arm to showcase the first batch of clothes,

that he didn't

touched the clothes' material and relished in its

the designs wasn't her

also supposed to

hated to admit it, but Brian having handled the rest helped

She felt herself relax.

away from Ayla's shoulders,

show will start next week.I can assure you there will be no

the clothes for the umpteenth

and regarded her

needlessly.Why don't

dark circles under her eyes and the fatigue in her

Lucas with Haley just now, she needed time to adjust

a disbelieving look over

right? I don't need

clothes.She wasn't so

Brian eyed her warily.

that deeply, after all? "I couldn't tell if you are a cruel woman or a heartless

rummaged in his coat pocket and took out a pack of

stick, it was

stick to

in front of

was a cruel and heartless woman, didn't she become the same as him? No words were spoken between the two as they left the warehouse, leaving Ellie to tidy up the

door to the passenger's seat and Ayla reluctantly got

however, the car stopped in front

shot Brian a

"What are you doing?"

"Having some coffee,"

innocent look on his face.He opened the door and got

company right now," Ayla said in confusion, gawking

had never considered him to be such an

Ayla had no choice but to get out of the car and

saw that he

have already ordered a glass of

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

better that way, compared to other women who resorted to crying and throwing a

the orange juice and tiramisu that were laid before her, but she didn't hesitate in voicing out her

taking me here, but

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