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

Brian smirked.

"Are you worried about me?"

"Why should I worry about you? There are already far too many people concerned about your well-being.I'm not the only one, you know? To be honest, I'm more worried about Lucas."

In Ayla's mind, Lucas could never win against Brian.

"The more you worry about him, the more miserable he'll be!" he warned.

He didn't know whether she was bluffing or just doing this on purpose.Ayla cast a sidelong glance at Brian.

She didn't give a damn about his threat because she had nothing to fear.

But in reality, the person she worried about the most was Brian, not Lucas.Brian just cast her an indifferent glance, and drove back to the apartment.

Meanwhile, Anna was sitting alone in a bar.She had emptied the entire bottle of liquor she ordered, and yet she was still very sober.

For some reason, no matter how much she drank, it could never erase the pain she was feeling.

After everything that happened, and despite the fact that Brian kept turning a blind eye to her affection, she still loved him so much.

Her heart was still reluctant to let go.

Brian and Ayla had been getting along well, more and more each day, but Anna was all alone.

Ayla had completely taken her place.

It was understandable that Anna hated how things turned out, wasn't it?

 "Anna, have you been drinking all by yourself here?"

Linda showed up, wearing an enchanting black dress.

Anna caught her eye as soon as she got here.

Judging by that look on Anna's face, Linda was sure that the woman's foul mood was caused by Ayla.

"What are you doing here?" Anna glanced back at Linda.

She had never been sympathetic towards this woman because she knew that Linda had ulterior motives for Brian.She just never said a word about it.

Linda sat across Anna.

here to drink of course! Just like

with Brian for so many

everything for him in

you're here because

herself another glass of

herself three glasses in a row before she decided to

so I decided to accompany you.You and I are both women who can't get the man

even deserve to say that word?"

want is prestige and status.I don't think you want love."

imagined you to read me so well."

in Antawood, I became the same as Ayla, just another designer.To top it off, she got more than I did.How could I be reconciled with

was a proud and arrogant

what happened, she

her only mistake

was still in Italy, Ayla was just a school girl who went to school and took up a part-time job.But upon her arrival at Antawood,

of your time, effort, and resources, but it's useless to

was implying that Linda got

she was, she

capabilities all too well, so

through thick and thin for the longest time.You're far more capable than Ayla ever will be," Linda said with

anyone else, Anna was the only person who could claim

smile appeared

"You're exaggerating."

side for so many years, but it

well aware of what she could get, and

understand her pain, especially not

don't ever do something that will harm the Clark Group.If something

didn't have to say it directly.She just wanted to remind Linda of

was capable of figuring out that Linda was Ayla's assailant,

an incredibly

about

happen again, perhaps it would prove to be fatal for Linda

she implying that she knew that I assaulted Ayla?Well, lucky for me, I'm sure Anna doesn't have

Ayla was sitting alone in the living room and looking at the design drafts in

was no way she would let any accident happen

there were some things that she