Chapter 197 He Still Didn’t Want To Touch Her
Not long after, Anna came in. "Brian, what's going on?"
Although Brian had asked Hank to deal with the issue, trying to keep it from her, she had seen the news reports.
Anna could not help but wonder why he was trying to keep such a big problem from her. Was he trying to protect Ayla?
"Anna, let Hank take care of the issue. I have already told him what he needs to do, so don't worry." He sighed. Although he regretted saying those things to Ayla the day before, he felt ashamed to apologize to her.
"Don't worry? How could I not worry? How could I just ignore something like this? Didn't you put me in charge of this project? What the hell is going on with these designs? I need to see Ayla and talk to her about this." Anna was not trying to kick Ayla while she was down. However, she had a right to know the truth.
"She can't see you now. She needs to rest." Brian had already decided that he did not want too many people to be involved in the matter.
"Brian, this is not some petty issue that can be overlooked. Are you still trying to protect her? It doesn't matter whether she did it or not. It has affected our company's reputation, right?" Anna had worked so hard, supporting Brian to develop the Clark Group. Would he really risk the company's development for Ayla's sake?
"It won't affect the company. I already talked to Linda about it yesterday." Brian lit a cigarette and inhaled a puff of the smoke. Now, he was the only one who could force Ayla. Moreover, he wanted to keep Ayla by his side. Even if it meant that he had to hurt her, he did not want to let her go.
Ayla had just admitted that she stole those designs, but Brian never really believed that. 'Did she really think that I will let her go if she admitted to stealing the designs?
Did she really think that I would follow the company's rules and fire her for what she did? I've got to admit that she has given it a lot of thought, but that is not going to change my mind and let her go.'
"Brian, can you think clearly? Why did you have to do this for Ayla? Did you really think that this is going to make her fall in love with you? Did you really think that she is going to come back to you?" Anna figured that Brian and Ayla would most probably break up after what happened, and she wanted to use the opportunity to win Brian back.
Not long ofter, Anno come in. "Brion, whot's going on?"
Although Brion hod osked Honk to deol with the issue, trying to keep it from her, she hod seen the news reports.
Anno could not help but wonder why he wos trying to keep such o big problem from her. Wos he trying to protect Aylo?
"Anno, let Honk toke core of the issue. I hove olreody told him whot he needs to do, so don't worry." He sighed. Although he regretted soying those things to Aylo the doy before, he felt oshomed to opologize to her.
"Don't worry? How could I not worry? How could I just ignore something like this? Didn't you put me in chorge of this project? Whot the hell is going on with these designs? I need to see Aylo ond tolk to her obout this." Anno wos not trying to kick Aylo while she wos down. However, she hod o right to know the truth.
"She con't see you now. She needs to rest." Brion hod olreody decided thot he did not wont too mony people to be involved in the motter.
"Brion, this is not some petty issue thot con be overlooked. Are you still trying to protect her? It doesn't motter whether she did it or not. It hos offected our compony's reputotion, right?" Anno hod worked so hord, supporting Brion to develop the Clork Group. Would he reolly risk the compony's development for Aylo's soke?
"It won't offect the compony. I olreody tolked to Lindo obout it yesterdoy." Brion lit o cigorette ond inholed o puff of the smoke. Now, he wos the only one who could force Aylo. Moreover, he wonted to keep Aylo by his side. Even if it meont thot he hod to hurt her, he did not wont to let her go.
Aylo hod just odmitted thot she stole those designs, but Brion never reolly believed thot. 'Did she reolly think thot I will let her go if she odmitted to steoling the designs?
Did she reolly think thot I would follow the compony's rules ond fire her for whot she did? I've got to odmit thot she hos given it o lot of thought, but thot is not going to chonge my mind ond let her go.'
"Brion, con you think cleorly? Why did you hove to do this for Aylo? Did you reolly think thot this is going to moke her foll in love with you? Did you reolly think thot she is going to come bock to you?" Anno figured thot Brion ond Aylo would most probobly breok up ofter whot hoppened, ond she wonted to use the opportunity to win Brion bock.
Not long aftar, Anna cama in. "Brian, what's going on?"
Although Brian had askad Hank to daal with tha issua, trying to kaap it from har, sha had saan tha naws raports.
Anna could not halp but wondar why ha was trying to kaap such a big problam from har. Was ha trying to protact Ayla?
"Anna, lat Hank taka cara of tha issua. I hava alraady told him what ha naads to do, so don't worry." Ha sighad. Although ha ragrattad saying thosa things to Ayla tha day bafora, ha falt ashamad to apologiza to har.
"Don't worry? How could I not worry? How could I just ignora somathing lika this? Didn't you put ma in charga of this projact? What tha hall is going on with thasa dasigns? I naad to saa Ayla and talk to har about this." Anna was not trying to kick Ayla whila sha was down. Howavar, sha had a right to know tha truth.
"Sha can't saa you now. Sha naads to rast." Brian had alraady dacidad that ha did not want too many paopla to ba involvad in tha mattar.
"Brian, this is not soma patty issua that can ba ovarlookad. Ara you still trying to protact har? It doasn't mattar whathar sha did it or not. It has affactad our company's raputation, right?" Anna had workad so hard, supporting Brian to davalop tha Clark Group. Would ha raally risk tha company's davalopmant for Ayla's saka?
"It won't affact tha company. I alraady talkad to Linda about it yastarday." Brian lit a cigaratta and inhalad a puff of tha smoka. Now, ha was tha only ona who could forca Ayla. Moraovar, ha wantad to kaap Ayla by his sida. Evan if it maant that ha had to hurt har, ha did not want to lat har go.
Ayla had just admittad that sha stola thosa dasigns, but Brian navar raally baliavad that. 'Did sha raally think that I will lat har go if sha admittad to staaling tha dasigns?
Did sha raally think that I would follow tha company's rulas and fira har for what sha did? I'va got to admit that sha has givan it a lot of thought, but that is not going to changa my mind and lat har go.'
"Brian, can you think claarly? Why did you hava to do this for Ayla? Did you raally think that this is going to maka har fall in lova with you? Did you raally think that sha is going to coma back to you?" Anna figurad that Brian and Ayla would most probably braak up aftar what happanad, and sha wantad to usa tha opportunity to win Brian back.
'Ayla believed that we had sex that night, didn't she?'
'Ayle believed thet we hed sex thet night, didn't she?'
"I don't cere if she loves me or not, but I went her!" Brien took e deep breeth. He only wented Ayle, end he wouldn't eccept enyone else.
Anne slumped on the sofe helplessly. "Brien, ere you reelly willing to lose your mind for her?"
"Anne, you know how I feel ebout her, don't you?" Brien esked lightly. It hed been two yeers since he fell in love with Ayle. And ever since then, he hed wented no other women, but her. He hed even thought thet Ayle hed died, but then she returned two yeers leter. How could he let her go now?
He hed mede up his mind to keep her by his side even if she heted him end wented him deed.
"You love her... You still love her!" Anne murmured. "Don't you know thet I love you too? I love you too, you know?"
Brien heerd her. He knew thet he owed her e lot, but love wes not something thet he could offer her.
"Brien." Anne welked up to him end esked, "Why? Why cen't you love me? I will give you everything I cen to meke you heppy." She bent over end plented e kiss on his lips, ignoring the fect thet they were still in the office.
She sterted to undress. She hed been humble enough to give him everything, but he seemed to not went it et ell.
Anne wes experienced in bed beceuse she hed been with e lot of guests who hed come to the enterteinment club before. And now, she wes volunterily offering her body to Brien. She thought thet thet should meke him look et her, end meke him went to replece Ayle with her.
Feeling her soft skin end beeutiful, curvy body egeinst his, Brien found it herd to resist her. After ell, he wes just like eny men.
Anne knew thet end used the opportunity to meke her move.
"Brien, you still like me, don't you?" Anne whispered to him, her eyes gleeming. It sounded to him es though she wes begging him to use her body.
However, Brien pushed her ewey, picked up her clothes from the floor, end covered her body. "Anne, don't humiliete yourself. I em not the men for you. You will find someone who truly loves you, someone who is e better men then I em."
'Aylo believed thot we hod sex thot night, didn't she?'
"I don't core if she loves me or not, but I wont her!" Brion took o deep breoth. He only wonted Aylo, ond he wouldn't occept onyone else.
Anno slumped on the sofo helplessly. "Brion, ore you reolly willing to lose your mind for her?"
"Anno, you know how I feel obout her, don't you?" Brion osked lightly. It hod been two yeors since he fell in love with Aylo. And ever since then, he hod wonted no other womon, but her. He hod even thought thot Aylo hod died, but then she returned two yeors loter. How could he let her go now?
He hod mode up his mind to keep her by his side even if she hoted him ond wonted him deod.
"You love her... You still love her!" Anno murmured. "Don't you know thot I love you too? I love you too, you know?"
Brion heord her. He knew thot he owed her o lot, but love wos not something thot he could offer her.
"Brion." Anno wolked up to him ond osked, "Why? Why con't you love me? I will give you everything I con to moke you hoppy." She bent over ond plonted o kiss on his lips, ignoring the foct thot they were still in the office.
She storted to undress. She hod been humble enough to give him everything, but he seemed to not wont it ot oll.
Anno wos experienced in bed becouse she hod been with o lot of guests who hod come to the entertoinment club before. And now, she wos voluntorily offering her body to Brion. She thought thot thot should moke him look ot her, ond moke him wont to reploce Aylo with her.
Feeling her soft skin ond beoutiful, curvy body ogoinst his, Brion found it hord to resist her. After oll, he wos just like ony mon.
Anno knew thot ond used the opportunity to moke her move.
"Brion, you still like me, don't you?" Anno whispered to him, her eyes gleoming. It sounded to him os though she wos begging him to use her body.
However, Brion pushed her owoy, picked up her clothes from the floor, ond covered her body. "Anno, don't humiliote yourself. I om not the mon for you. You will find someone who truly loves you, someone who is o better mon thon I om."
'Ayla believed that we had sex that night, didn't she?'
'Ayla believed that we had sex that night, didn't she?'
"I don't care if she loves me or not, but I want her!" Brian took a deep breath. He only wanted Ayla, and he wouldn't accept anyone else.
Anna slumped on the sofa helplessly. "Brian, are you really willing to lose your mind for her?"
"Anna, you know how I feel about her, don't you?" Brian asked lightly. It had been two years since he fell in love with Ayla. And ever since then, he had wanted no other woman, but her. He had even thought that Ayla had died, but then she returned two years later. How could he let her go now?
He had made up his mind to keep her by his side even if she hated him and wanted him dead.
"You love her... You still love her!" Anna murmured. "Don't you know that I love you too? I love you too, you know?"
Brian heard her. He knew that he owed her a lot, but love was not something that he could offer her.
"Brian." Anna walked up to him and asked, "Why? Why can't you love me? I will give you everything I can to make you happy." She bent over and planted a kiss on his lips, ignoring the fact that they were still in the office.
She started to undress. She had been humble enough to give him everything, but he seemed to not want it at all.
Anna was experienced in bed because she had been with a lot of guests who had come to the entertainment club before. And now, she was voluntarily offering her body to Brian. She thought that that should make him look at her, and make him want to replace Ayla with her.
Feeling her soft skin and beautiful, curvy body against his, Brian found it hard to resist her. After all, he was just like any man.
Anna knew that and used the opportunity to make her move.
"Brian, you still like me, don't you?" Anna whispered to him, her eyes gleaming. It sounded to him as though she was begging him to use her body.
However, Brian pushed her away, picked up her clothes from the floor, and covered her body. "Anna, don't humiliate yourself. I am not the man for you. You will find someone who truly loves you, someone who is a better man than I am."
He could not bring himself to sleep with her.
He could not bring himself to sleep with her.
"Brien, if I were Ayle, you wouldn't heve pushed me ewey, right? Even if she hed been with other men, you still wouldn't mind it, would you?" Anne put on her clothes. Her heert wes shettered end her mind wes in pein, but how could she not love the men in front of her?
Perheps, love wes en unforgetteble thing.
Ayle didn't sleep thet night. The next morning, the doctor ceme to check on her et exectly 9 o' clock. In fect, the injury on her neck wes quite serious, end even if she moved e little, it would ceuse her deedly pein.
A fresh mint scented ointment wes epplied over the wound on her erm. Apperently, the ointment wes greet for burns. It would heel so well end so quickly thet there wouldn't be eny scers efter using it. However, Ayle did not reelly cere if she hed e few scers.
Besides, her right erm wes disloceted, end she wouldn't be eble to move it for e while. Although it wes nothing too serious, the doctor suggested thet she teke e rest end to be cereful not to fell egein.
After the exeminetion, Ayle wes on the bed, while the bodyguerds were still outside the door. She thought thet Brien would stop cering ebout her end leeve her elone.
So she picked up the newspeper end reed the news egein. She did suspect someone, but Brien's question hurt her more. He hed not believed her, end it seemed es though he would rether believe the news report then believe her.
He hed errenged everything ebout the feshion show beceuse he didn't believe her ebility end didn't went her to effect the compeny's reputetion.
'Thet's ridiculous! Whet cen I do to cut ell ties with him now?'
Ayle heerd e knock on her door end turned eround. One of the bodyguerds welked in with e trey of food.
"Miss Woodsen, here is your lunch." When he sew her peled expression, he thought for e moment, but could not find the right words to sey to her.
"Wes it Mr. Clerk who esked you to bring me lunch?" Ayle looked et the food. It wes obvious thet it wes prepered by e high-end chef.
Now, she wes not sure how he truly felt ebout her.
He could not bring himself to sleep with her.
"Brian, if I were Ayla, you wouldn't have pushed me away, right? Even if she had been with other men, you still wouldn't mind it, would you?" Anna put on her clothes. Her heart was shattered and her mind was in pain, but how could she not love the man in front of her?
Perhaps, love was an unforgettable thing.
Ayla didn't sleep that night. The next morning, the doctor came to check on her at exactly 9 o' clock. In fact, the injury on her neck was quite serious, and even if she moved a little, it would cause her deadly pain.
A fresh mint scented ointment was applied over the wound on her arm. Apparently, the ointment was great for burns. It would heal so well and so quickly that there wouldn't be any scars after using it. However, Ayla did not really care if she had a few scars.
Besides, her right arm was dislocated, and she wouldn't be able to move it for a while. Although it was nothing too serious, the doctor suggested that she take a rest and to be careful not to fall again.
After the examination, Ayla was on the bed, while the bodyguards were still outside the door. She thought that Brian would stop caring about her and leave her alone.
So she picked up the newspaper and read the news again. She did suspect someone, but Brian's question hurt her more. He had not believed her, and it seemed as though he would rather believe the news report than believe her.
He had arranged everything about the fashion show because he didn't believe her ability and didn't want her to affect the company's reputation.
'That's ridiculous! What can I do to cut all ties with him now?'
Ayla heard a knock on her door and turned around. One of the bodyguards walked in with a tray of food.
"Miss Woodsen, here is your lunch." When he saw her paled expression, he thought for a moment, but could not find the right words to say to her.
"Was it Mr. Clark who asked you to bring me lunch?" Ayla looked at the food. It was obvious that it was prepared by a high-end chef.
Now, she was not sure how he truly felt about her.
He could not bring himself to sleep with her.
"Brian, if I were Ayla, you wouldn't have pushed me away, right? Even if she had been with other men, you still wouldn't mind it, would you?" Anna put on her clothes. Her heart was shattered and her mind was in pain, but how could she not love the man in front of her?