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

Chapter 171: The Truth About The Past Two Years 

Ayla stared at Brian in shock.

"You, you..."

"What? Did I ever let you come into my study as you please?"

Glancing back at her, he picked up the medical test report from the floor.

Ayla stared at the empty coffee cup.

'How could I expect him to fall into my trap?’ She had put two sleeping pills into the coffee, but her plan had failed.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Brian asked.

All he wanted from her was an honest response.

"Why do you have this?" Ayla asked back as she showed him the drug.

Brian just looked at her indifferently.

"Are you not aware of my business dealings yet? Why bother asking such an idiotic question?"

Of course, she knew.

But he had never taken drugs himself, had he? This specific drug could make people addicted to it even with a milliliter of dosage.

"You should never try this."

Ayla kept the syringe away from him, and added, "Throw this wretched thing away!"

He then stood up to take the syringe from her hand "Lala, tell me, how do you know about this drug? Have you taken it before?"

She repeatedly shook her head.

"No! I've never taken it in my life!"

She was panicking.

There was no way she would tell him about her connection to this drug.This was the one thing that she hoped he would never find out.

"Tell me the truth!"

Brian clasped her tightly in his arms.

If Tatum had injected her with this drug back then, was that the reason she was willing to jump into the sea without a second thought? All he wanted was to know the truth.

What kind of hellish life had this woman lived in the past two years? Tears started to well up in Ayla's eyes.

"Don't force me talk about it! I don't want to."

Indeed, she didn't want to recall the most harrowing and miserable experience in her life.

it would be best if she never had to mention it again in her life.

And to do that, she must pretend as if she had never had that sort of experience in the first place.

"Tatum forcibly injected you with this drug, didn't he?" Brian wanted to force the truth out of her.He had given no importance about what happened to her in the past two years.

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However, if this drug had made her life a living hell, then it would be a different story.

Tears rolled down her cheeks.

"How did you figure that out?" She thought that he would never find out if she didn't utter a word remotely related to that traumatic past.

"You had a fever last time, remember?"

He didn't want to hide anything from her anymore.

If it weren't for that inexplicable fever she had, he never would have known, and she might've quietly disappeared from his life again.

"My fever has nothing to do with this.Don't bring this xs anymore.Just drop it, okay?" Ayla said that as if she was pleading.

"No way!"

Brian shook his head in refusal.

"From now on, you'll always be with me.You're not allowed to go anywhere without my permission.Do you understand? Also, I forbid you from seeing Lucas again.If you do, you'll regret it."

This was the second time he had said those words to her.

Whether she would listen to him or not, he just wanted to warn her of what might happen.

Ayla rested weakly in his arms.

Right now, she didn't have the energy to figure out whether Brian did this on purpose or not.She was weak and fragile at this moment, so she needed him by her side.

Brian held her in his arms, and the two of them went back to the bedroom.He wiped the tears streaming down her face.

"Did it hurt?"

Even though he hadn't experienced it himself, he had seen the drug's effect on people.He was so glad that she managed to stay safe and sound.

Ayla nodded slightly.

"Yes.It was the most painful thing I've ever felt."

Using his lips, he wiped away the tears on her face.

This time, he was so gentle.

When Ayla felt his gentle kiss, she knew that it was pointless to struggle.

There really was nothing she could do in front of him.

This night was a restless one for the couple.

Ayla was nestling in Brian's arms.

There was a subtle change in their relationship, due to the fact that he had seen through her.

Or maybe it was because she was willing to open her heart to him now.

She felt so conflicted about everything that had been happening lately.

Although his eyes were closed, he could tell what was going on her mind all the time.

He pressed her closer against his body, thinking that he must make up for everything she had lost in the past.

Over the next few days, Ayla didn’t mention anything about the earring anymore.

Moreover, she personally made the clothes for the second fashion show.She had been working overtime for several days and she almost fainted from overworking in the office.

Linda walked in, twisting her slender waist.

"Ayla, I really don't get you.Why do you push yourself so hard? You could've just taken advantage of your relationship with Mr.Clark, and do nothing."

"It's none of your business." Ayla glanced back at her.

During the past few days, they barely saw each other, due to their own busy schedules.

However, Linda was always badmouthing her in the office.She knew about Ayla's relationship with Brian, so she was so jealous of her to the point of hatred.

Yareli had called to ask about the accident during the fashion show last time.

And so, Ayla worked really hard this time to ensure that nothing of the sort would happen again.

Later, Brian came to pick her up.He had told her that she must stay by his side all the time.

Seeing that he had arrived, Ayla stopped working because she knew easily he became impatient.

She'd rather not get on his bad side after all.

Then, they walked out of the office together and Linda saw them.

Their closeness made her even angrier.

The couple went downstairs and got into the car together, and Lucas, who came there to meet Ayla, saw everything clearly.

He had thought that she was just lying to him when she said that she chose to be with Brian.He figured it might be a trick to make him give up and choose Haley instead.

But now, when he saw Ayla walking by Brian's side, his heart sank.

It felt so painful that he felt a chill run throughout his body.

Had his one true love finally decided to go back to Brian's arms? When Ayla turned her head, she noticed a familiar car and a familiar face staring at her.

At once, she turned away and pretended like she didn't see anything.

Brian glanced at her.

"Are you planning to talk to him?" He was sure that Ayla would soon forget Lucas, or even hate him.

Lately, Lucas had been trying to sabotage the Clark Group's activities, but Brian hardly cared.

However, it was necessary for him to know what made Lucas resent him so much, to the point that Lucas was willing to do a lot of evil things for Tatum, including harming Ayla.

If he was being completely honest, Brian knew that he had a myriad of enemies, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't figure out what might've made Lucas regard him as an enemy.