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 a coercive

blinked at Brian's cajoling

his attitude change a bit too fast?

didn't answer, Brian didn't force

their arrival to the underground warehouse, and

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

you think? Are you satisfied with

arm to showcase the first batch of clothes,

profound that he

touched the clothes' material and

designs wasn't her

also supposed to sew the

having handled the rest helped

She felt herself relax.

away

consider your reaction a yes.The fashion show will start next week.I can assure

the clothes

his arms and regarded

just busying yourself needlessly.Why don't

he observed the dark circles

seeing Lucas with Haley just now, she needed time to

disbelieving look over her

have underestimated me, right? I don't need to

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

in his coat pocket and took out a

it was immediately snatched

to

the man in front of her

she 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 the passenger's seat and Ayla

the company, however, the car stopped in front of

Brian a suspicious

"What are you doing?"

"Having some coffee,"

on his face.He opened the door and got out of the

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

never considered him to be such an

inside the cafe, Ayla had no choice but to get

walked in, she saw that he

a glass

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

other women who

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

you for taking me here, but I

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