Brian and Anna left the Design Department together, and when they left, the department returned to its
lively state.
"Linda, you're no match for Ayla and Anna.Mr.Clark obviously came to see Ayla, and the one he took
with him is Miss Anna."
The person speaking was obviously shaming Linda, and it definitely didn't make her happy.She scoffed
and returned to her desk.
'Who does Ayla think she is? There's no way I'll ever lose to her!’
Upon their arrival at Brian's office, Brian and Anna sat facing each other.
"Brian, is Ayla okay?"
"So you already know?"
He figured that it was highly likely that she had asked Hank about it.Since Jaime wasn't here, Brian's
go-to guy in handling things was Hank.
"I asked Hank."
Anna stared directly into Brian's eyes, and said, "Don't get mad at Hank.It's my fault that things went
down like this."
She had been in the entertainment club for so many years.
And through that experience, she had seen many things that made her think this wasn't an accident.
Turning his gaze towards the window indifferently, Brian said, "I see.You can go back to work
now.Tomorrow, you'll get even busier.I don't want something like this to happen again next week."
Anna wasn't the only one he was addressing, he was also speaking to himself.
Fortunately, Ayla didn't get injured seriously this time.But next time she might not be so lucky.
‘No! It definitely won't happen again! “
As she sat alone in the apartment, Ayla started to feel bored.
The second she left her room, the servant called out to her, "Miss Woodsen, would you like something
to eat or drink? I'll fetch it for you."
Ayla sat on the sofa.
"No, it's fine.I just wanted to go out for a walk."
"But, Miss Woodsen, you're still injured.You should probably stay in bed to recuperate," the servant
said as she approached her.
It took Ayla a while before she decided to go back to her bedroom without saying a word.
Not long after she returned, her phone started buzzing.
Brian must've been the one who placed her phone on the tea table.
Upon seeing the caller ID, she knew that she never saved this unfamiliar number.
After hesitating for a moment, she decided to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Lala, it's me," said Toby.
It turned out he was the one calling her.He was probably worried about her.
"Toby? How did you find out my new number?"
It had been quite a while since Ayla changed her number.
Brian was actually the one who replaced it for her, and she honestly didn't care that much.He could do
whatever he wanted to do, couldn't he?
"You don't have to know how I got your number.That's not important.Anyway, are you okay? You're
supposed to show up on the first day of the fashion season, but you didn't.What happened?"
Toby was looking forward to seeing Ayla during the event, so he attended, but unfortunately, he never
saw her there.
Moreover, Brian suddenly left with a grim expression on his face.
And because of that, Toby thought that something terrible must've happened to Ayla.
Upon hearing his voice, Ayla wondered if he found out what had happened to her.
The fact that she didn't show up at the event must've caused a lot of trouble.
That was probably why Brian didn't allow her to go out.
"I'm fine, Toby.I just went home early because I was not feeling well," Ayla said flatly.
She didn't want Toby to find out about her injury.
And now that she treated him like a brother, she didn't want him to worry too much.
No matter who the culprit was, Ayla wanted to figure it out herself.
Toby wasn't convinced by her words.
However, judging by the sound of her voice, she might be okay.
"Good.It's a good thing you're fine."
He was currently sitting in his office, and heaving a sigh of relief.
It was great that nothing bad happened to her.
They hadn't seen each other for a while, and he thought that he could at least see her from a distance.
Sadly, he didn't get to see her at all, so he was worried about her.
"Toby, if you're free some other day, you can bring your wife along with you and have dinner with me—
but only if it's convenient."
Ayla didn't want to cut off her ties with Toby.She regarded him like her own brother and family, so she
considered Molly as her sister-in-law.
He hesitated to give an answer for a moment.
Although he wasn't sure what to tell Ayla right now, he felt compelled to tell her the truth.
"Molly is pregnant.She's been staying at home lately and reserving her strength.She may not have time
to go out," he said indifferently.
The joy of Molly's pregnancy had faded.
It turned out that he still couldn't move on from Ayla.
"Really? That's great news! You should spend more time with her."
Ayla was sincere when she said those words, and she had finally cast her feelings for Toby aside.
When she fell in love with Brian, she realized that her love for Toby wasn't that of romance; it was more
of family affection.
Just when he was about to respond, Molly opened the door to his office.
"Molly, aren't you supposed to be resting at home?"
Molly glanced at the phone in Toby's hand and saw how startled he was.She realized that she shouldn't
have come here.She also figured why he went to Prario today.
He probably just wanted to see Ayla.
And since he didn't get to see her, he wasn't satisfied.
He didn't even have the common decency to drive Molly home, so he told the driver to take her home
instead.
But what did he do? Toby couldn't wait to call Ayla as soon as he returned to his office.
Molly was pregnant with his child, but all he could think of was that bitch, Ayla.
Meanwhile, Ayla heard Toby call out Molly's name from the other end of the line, so she decided to
drop the call without saying anything.
"Honey, who are you talking to? Did I disturb your conversation?" Molly rubbed her stil-flat belly and
looked at Toby.
He put away his phone, and said, "No, actually, I'm already finished with the phone call."
He didn't want her to think too much.
Molly was still in the early stages of her pregnancy, and the fetus wasn't in a stable condition.
The doctor advised her that she should reserve her strength and stay in bed.
Molly didn't ask further.
If Toby really was keeping in touch with Ayla, what on earth should she do to stop it? Was she going to
divorce him while she was pregnant?
‘No way! I'm not going to do that!’
Moments later, after Ayla's phone call with Toby, Brian came home.
Upon seeing that she was holding a phone, he showed no interest in who she might've talked to.It
didn't matter.
As long as she obediently stayed home, he had no objections.
"You're back."
When she saw Brian in the room, Ayla approached him.
"Aren't you the least bit happy that I'm home?"
He looked at her and gently touched the bandage on her head.
"Does it still hurt?" Ayla shook her head.
"Not anymore."
Upon hearing that she was okay now, Brian carefully examined her expression.
Whether she had been seriously injured or not, she probably wouldn't make any compromises, nor
would she cry out in pain.
Perhaps she had suffered so much pain that such meager pain no longer made her bellow?
"Lala, tell me the truth, what kind of pain can you honestly say would actually hurt you?" Brian kept
staring at Ayla as if he would melt her.
When would she tell him the truth? Didn't she have any plans of telling him what she had gone through
during those two years?
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