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,

was a gentle question, not

blinked at

attitude change a bit too fast? She could hardly

didn't answer, Brian

to the underground warehouse, and

with a row of racks that bore twenty

what do you think?

his arm to showcase the first batch of clothes, and waited for

Ayla was so profound that he didn't question any

clothes' material and relished in its

the designs wasn't her

also supposed to sew the

admit it, but Brian having handled the rest helped her

She felt herself relax.

melted away from Ayla's shoulders,

start next

watched as Ayla checked the clothes for the umpteenth

arms and regarded her with

yourself needlessly.Why

circles under her eyes and the fatigue in

seeing Lucas with Haley just now, she needed time to

disbelieving look over her shoulder

right?

attention to the clothes.She wasn't so

Brian eyed her warily.

Lucas that deeply, after all? "I couldn't tell if

coat pocket and took out a pack of

a stick, it was immediately snatched

to the clothes.Worse, you'll burn the entire

looked at the man 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

to the passenger's seat and

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

Brian a

"What are you doing?"

"Having some coffee,"

blithely replied, an innocent look on his face.He opened the door and

should be going back to the company right now," Ayla said in confusion,

considered him to be such

choice but to get out of the car

saw that he

ordered a

at Ayla thoughtfully and marveled at her ability to conceal her feelings.She seemed to have improved at it, for her face bore no traces of

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

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

for taking me here, but I prefer

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