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.

to

question, not

blinked at

attitude change a bit too fast? She could

didn't answer, Brian didn't

their arrival to the underground warehouse, and both

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

what do you think? Are you satisfied with

first batch of clothes,

in Ayla was so profound that he didn't

touched the clothes' material and relished in

designs wasn't her

was also supposed to

to admit it, but Brian having handled the rest

She felt herself relax.

tension melted away from Ayla's shoulders,

reaction a yes.The fashion show will start next week.I can assure you there will be

checked the clothes for the umpteenth

crossed his arms and regarded

just busying yourself needlessly.Why

circles under her eyes and the fatigue in

with Haley just now, she needed time

disbelieving look over her shoulder

underestimated me, right? I don't need to

wasn't so fragile that she couldn't handle

Brian eyed her warily.

acting normally; perhaps she didn't love Lucas that deeply, after all? "I couldn't tell if you are a

coat pocket and took

he pulled out a stick, it was immediately

here.Cigarette odor will stick to the clothes.Worse, you'll burn

in

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 clothes

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

of heading to the company, however, the car stopped in

shot Brian

"What are you doing?"

"Having some coffee,"

face.He

company right now," Ayla said in confusion, gawking

to be such an idle

had no choice but to get out of the car and

she walked in, she saw

a glass of orange

feelings.She seemed to have improved at it, for

other women who resorted to crying and

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

for taking me here, but I prefer drinking

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