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.

Just

had been with Brian for

the only person willing to lose everything for him in exchange for nothing.But Ayla managed to

you're here

poured herself another glass of wine, and

anything.She poured herself three glasses in a row before she decided to break

on purpose.Earlier, I saw you looking so depressed, so I decided to accompany you.You and I are both women who can't get the man we

to

and status.I don't think

never imagined you to read me so well."

Italy, I was a design director.But when I arrived here in Antawood, I became the same as Ayla, just another

a proud

she had never

mistake was to

a school girl who went to school and took up a

can fight with all you have and use up all of your time, effort, and resources, but it's useless to

was implying that Linda

matter how capable she was, she wouldn't be able

Brian's capabilities all too well, so she wouldn't want to

through thick and thin for the longest time.You're far more capable than Ayla

Anna was the only person who could claim

bitter smile appeared on Anna's

"You're exaggerating."

she had been by Brian's side for so many years,

of what she could get, and

could ever understand her pain,

harm the Clark Group.If something had happened once, it won't

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

figuring out that Linda was Ayla's assailant, then Brian had probably known it

was an incredibly perceptive

saying anything about it, that didn’t

happen again, perhaps it would prove to be fatal for Linda this time.Once Anna was done

that she knew that I assaulted Ayla?Well, lucky for me, I'm sure

on a different booth alone, continuing to drink.Meanwhile, Ayla was sitting alone in the living room and looking

was no way she would let any accident happen

were some things