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

Chapter 163: Brian's Manipulation 

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.

They finally ended their relationship, which had never been clear in the first place.

On top of that, Brian appeared at the perfect time to ask Ayla to leave Lucas.

However, despite everything that had happened, she still couldn't forget about that man.

She even called out Lucas’ name when she was drunk.

No matter how generous Brian could be, he couldn't tolerate it when the woman of his dreams cared about another man.

Ayla felt that it was getting harder and harder to breathe, and she was about to lose consciousness.

Women were always unpredictable, but Brian was much more capricious than them.

He was so kind to Ayla this morning, but now, he was ready to squeeze the life out of her neck.

Being with him was like accompanying a tiger.

For a moment, Brian couldn't mollify his anger.

But a few moments later, he decided to loosen his grip on her neck and slam the car door on her side.Then, he went to the driver's seat and finally drove the car.

As of this moment, Ayla was still inebriated.She turned her gaze towards the passing scenery.

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

Those cold, unfeeling eyes on Brian's face showed that he was furious when he saw the absent- minded woman.

He stepped on the gas, speeding along the street.

Brian was doing it on purpose.

‘She's bold, isn't she?’ he thought.

He wanted to let Ayla know that whenever she was by his side, she should carefully think about her actions.

She gripped the door's safety handle tightly.

Earlier, she had had too much to drink, and now she had an upset stomach.

If Brian kept driving at this speed, no matter how much she endured or how badly she wanted to avoid sullying his car, she would still throw up.

With his foot on the brake, the car was halted in front of the apartment building.

The car slid across the street before it steadily came to a stop.

Unfortunately, the ten million dollars’ worth car was now damaged.

Ayla opened the door, struggling to get out.

As soon as she got out, she immediately started vomiting.

Brian stood next to her, handing her a box of tissues.

"Are you going to drink this much again?"

He wanted her to know that there was no benefit in infuriating him.

It took Ayla a long time before she could recover from it.

While she was squatting on the pavement, she glared at Brian.

"It's none of your business!"

He was driving so fast that nobody could bear it, not to mention that she was drunk.

And to make it worse, he deliberately did that to make her suffer.

‘Is this what he wanted to happen?’ she said in her mind.

Brian helped Ayla up.

"Do you think you can take advantage of me just like that? You'd better forget about that man!"

‘Is he jealous or something? I don't even think it's necessary for him to get jealous.Brian can have any woman he wants.Why should he get jealous because of a woman he had once abandoned?’ Ayla thought.

Besides, she had been in a relationship with Lucas.

Even if she took it upon herself to end their relationship, she still couldn't forget him.

Whether she could forget Lucas or not was her own business.It had absolutely nothing to do with Brian.

"What? Are you not convinced? Do you need me to tell Lucas that you still love him and that you just broke up with him for his sake and Miss Green's?"

Brian carried Ayla to the elevator, as if he was carrying a child.His words silenced her.

Indeed, she used him to her advantage today, but it was he who came of his own volition.

Brian took Ayla into the apartment and dragged her to the bathroom.

"Make sure to wash yourself before you go out!"

She was aware that she was a complete mess right now, and she could smell that she was reeking of alcohol.She couldn't stand it, not to mention that fastidious man, Brian.

Perhaps, she was the only person that Brian could be this tolerant of.

In her eyes, he was always trying to control her and everything around her.

That was why she had always thought that he didn’t treat her well.

However, she had only seen him become merciless towards other people.

Soon, she finished washing herself.

As soon as she stepped out of the bathroom, she was enclosed in such strong arms.

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"Do you think I'll let you off the hook?"

Since she had used him earlier, she must pay the price until he had satisfied his lust.

"I've never thought about it that way."

Certainly, Ayla knew that.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so kind- hearted to help her escape Lucas.

When she said that she wanted to drink, he immediately brought her to a bar.

And she did have a few drinks, but wasted the rest.

The wine was definitely expensive, but Brian was never short on cash anyway! Due to her foul mood, she wanted to get hammered.

Sadly, she paid a high price for it.

Brian picked Ayla up, went into the bedroom, threw her onto the bed, and got on top of her.

She stared into his eyes, and said, "Mr.Clark, you planned all of this, didn't you? When you returned my ring, you knew that even if I went to see Lucas, I wouldn't have come back to him, right?"

Everything that happened earlier was not a coincidence.

Brian had manipulated all of it.

And now that he had weaved a web to trap her, she had no other choice but to obey his desires.