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

Upon seeing that Ayla was about to reach for the glass again, Brian thought that she was planning to drink herself to death.It was already generous of him to allow her to drink this much, and yet she still wanted to keep drinking.

Although, how could he expect a drunk woman to be aware of her actions? Before Ayla could firmly grasp the glass, Brian snatched it away from her hand and drank it himself.

"My wine..."

Ayla was drunk.

The looming fear she always had whenever Brian was around, had been cast aside by her mind.

Despite the strange glances they were getting, he picked her up and brought her outside the bar.

A gust of cold wind blew past them, causing Ayla to shiver involuntarily.She snuggled up to him, and called out Lucas’ name subconsciously.

"Ayla!"

Brian had been trying to make up for all the suffering he had put her through, and he had been gentle to her all this time.

But despite all of his efforts, she still couldn't move on from Lucas.He then opened the car door and threw her into the back seat, causing her head to accidently hit the door.

"Ouch!"

As she rubbed her aching forehead, sobriety gradually came to her.

"Why are you being so crass against me?"

Ayla rolled her eyes at Brian.

"You did that on purpose, didn't you?"

"Ayla! Don't push your luck just because I've been treating you well lately!"

He clasped her neck tightly with his hand.

Had he lacked compassion for her, he would've strangled her without uttering a single word.

However, Brian couldn't bring himself to hurt Ayla.He knew that she had used him as an excuse to escape Lucas this afternoon, but Brian was willing to do it for her.He had gone the extra mile by letting her know about Lucas and Haley's relationship.

Brian even returned Ayla's ring to her as a compromise because he knew that if he kept forcing her to do his bidding, it would only push her further away from him.

And so, the only viable course of action was to back away for now.

Just as he had expected, his plan succeeded.

Aye confronted Lucas, and returned the ring to him.

finally ended their relationship, which had never been

at the perfect time to ask Ayla

that had happened, she still

called out Lucas’ name when she

matter how generous Brian could be, he couldn't tolerate it when the woman of his dreams cared about another

harder and harder

Brian was much more capricious than

Ayla this morning, but now, he was ready to

him was like accompanying a

moment, Brian couldn't mollify his

and slam the car door on her side.Then, he went to the driver's seat and finally drove

inebriated.She turned her gaze towards the

her heart was filled with sadness.She had told Lucas that they could never be lovers, and that they

unfeeling eyes on Brian's face showed that he

stepped on the gas, speeding along

doing it

isn't she?’ he

was by his side, she should

gripped the door's safety

drink, and now she had

she endured or how badly she wanted to avoid sullying his car,

car was halted in front of the

slid across the street before it steadily came to a

dollars’ worth car was

door, struggling to

soon as she got out, she

stood next to her, handing her a

you going to

her to know that there was

time

squatting on the pavement, she

none of your

could bear it, not to mention

it worse, he deliberately

what he wanted to happen?’ she

Brian helped Ayla up.

of me just like that?

necessary for him to get jealous.Brian can have any woman he wants.Why should he get jealous because of a woman he

in a

to end

Lucas or not was her own business.It had absolutely nothing to do