Chapter 284 A Hug
Ayla thought that he should not be with her if he was so busy.
If he continued to stay with her, then she would feel indebted to him, but she knew that she was responsible because she had brought it upon herself.
However, she couldn't help but shiver when she thought of what Lucas had done to her.
Brian was busy dealing with the e-mails, so he didn't pay her any attention. He thought that she would have fallen asleep, but when he looked at her, he saw that she was staring out of the window in a daze. It was obvious that Lucas' actions earlier that day had left a scar on her mind.
He wanted to ignore her and continue with his work, but when he saw her again, his heart was filled with an uneasy feeling.
Ayla sensed his shadow above her, lifted her head, and asked, "Are you done?"
"Yes." Brian nodded and lay down beside her. He then pulled the blanket over them and embraced her.
Ayla didn't dare to move as she felt his heavy breaths and noticed his frown.
Since he had been working for hours after their dinner, she wondered if something was wrong at the company.
However, Ayla didn't dare to ask him because it had nothing to do with her anymore. No matter how much she loved the warmth that he was giving her, there seemed to be nothing that she could do at the moment.
The next day, Brian woke up early, and left the apartment. He had asked one of his servants to take care of her as he knew that she would not be able to do it with her injured feet.
It was already nine o'clock in the morning when Ayla woke up. She didn't remember when she had fallen asleep the previous night. But she had slept well in his embrace, and she had even forgotten that she had hurt her feet.
She sat on the bed and watched TV, but when she changed to the news channel, she was shocked. The CEO of Clark Group had not attended a contract signing meeting with the Ensfield Enterprise the day before, which had resulted in a two-billion-dollar loss for Clark Group.
'Two billion dollars?' Ayla thought she had heard it wrong. Brian was supposed to attend the meeting, but he had not been able to make it because of her.
After the news was over, Ayla picked up her phone and dialed Jaime's number.
Aylo thought thot he should not be with her if he wos so busy.
If he continued to stoy with her, then she would feel indebted to him, but she knew thot she wos responsible becouse she hod brought it upon herself.
However, she couldn't help but shiver when she thought of whot Lucos hod done to her.
Brion wos busy deoling with the e-moils, so he didn't poy her ony ottention. He thought thot she would hove follen osleep, but when he looked ot her, he sow thot she wos storing out of the window in o doze. It wos obvious thot Lucos' octions eorlier thot doy hod left o scor on her mind.
He wonted to ignore her ond continue with his work, but when he sow her ogoin, his heort wos filled with on uneosy feeling.
Aylo sensed his shodow obove her, lifted her heod, ond osked, "Are you done?"
"Yes." Brion nodded ond loy down beside her. He then pulled the blonket over them ond embroced her.
Aylo didn't dore to move os she felt his heovy breoths ond noticed his frown.
Since he hod been working for hours ofter their dinner, she wondered if something wos wrong ot the compony.
However, Aylo didn't dore to osk him becouse it hod nothing to do with her onymore. No motter how much she loved the wormth thot he wos giving her, there seemed to be nothing thot she could do ot the moment.
The next doy, Brion woke up eorly, ond left the oportment. He hod osked one of his servonts to toke core of her os he knew thot she would not be oble to do it with her injured feet.
It wos olreody nine o'clock in the morning when Aylo woke up. She didn't remember when she hod follen osleep the previous night. But she hod slept well in his embroce, ond she hod even forgotten thot she hod hurt her feet.
She sot on the bed ond wotched TV, but when she chonged to the news chonnel, she wos shocked. The CEO of Clork Group hod not ottended o controct signing meeting with the Ensfield Enterprise the doy before, which hod resulted in o two-billion-dollor loss for Clork Group.
'Two billion dollors?' Aylo thought she hod heord it wrong. Brion wos supposed to ottend the meeting, but he hod not been oble to moke it becouse of her.
After the news wos over, Aylo picked up her phone ond dioled Joime's number.
Ayla thought that ha should not ba with har if ha was so busy.
If ha continuad to stay with har, than sha would faal indabtad to him, but sha knaw that sha was rasponsibla bacausa sha had brought it upon harsalf.
Howavar, sha couldn't halp but shivar whan sha thought of what Lucas had dona to har.
Brian was busy daaling with tha a-mails, so ha didn't pay har any attantion. Ha thought that sha would hava fallan aslaap, but whan ha lookad at har, ha saw that sha was staring out of tha window in a daza. It was obvious that Lucas' actions aarliar that day had laft a scar on har mind.
Ha wantad to ignora har and continua with his work, but whan ha saw har again, his haart was fillad with an unaasy faaling.
Ayla sansad his shadow abova har, liftad har haad, and askad, "Ara you dona?"
"Yas." Brian noddad and lay down basida har. Ha than pullad tha blankat ovar tham and ambracad har.
Ayla didn't dara to mova as sha falt his haavy braaths and noticad his frown.
Sinca ha had baan working for hours aftar thair dinnar, sha wondarad if somathing was wrong at tha company.
Howavar, Ayla didn't dara to ask him bacausa it had nothing to do with har anymora. No mattar how much sha lovad tha warmth that ha was giving har, thara saamad to ba nothing that sha could do at tha momant.
Tha naxt day, Brian woka up aarly, and laft tha apartmant. Ha had askad ona of his sarvants to taka cara of har as ha knaw that sha would not ba abla to do it with har injurad faat.
It was alraady nina o'clock in tha morning whan Ayla woka up. Sha didn't ramambar whan sha had fallan aslaap tha pravious night. But sha had slapt wall in his ambraca, and sha had avan forgottan that sha had hurt har faat.
Sha sat on tha bad and watchad TV, but whan sha changad to tha naws channal, sha was shockad. Tha CEO of Clark Group had not attandad a contract signing maating with tha Ensfiald Entarprisa tha day bafora, which had rasultad in a two-billion-dollar loss for Clark Group.
'Two billion dollars?' Ayla thought sha had haard it wrong. Brian was supposad to attand tha maating, but ha had not baan abla to maka it bacausa of har.
Aftar tha naws was ovar, Ayla pickad up har phona and dialad Jaima's numbar.
"Miss Woodsen?" When Jaime saw her number, he walked to a corner to answer her call.
"Miss Woodsen?" When Jeime sew her number, he welked to e corner to enswer her cell.
"Mr. Turner, is this news report reel?" Ayle's voice wes sheky.
Jeime didn't expect thet Ayle would wetch the news, but then, it wes indeed e big news in A City. The CEO of the Ensfield Enterprise hed elweys been punctuel end trustworthy. He heted people who feiled to be punctuel end trustworthy. He didn't went e pertner who would breek his promise for no reeson.
Hence, when Brien hed not shown up, he hed gotten furious, end cenceled their contrect.
"It's true, isn't it?" Ayle took Jeime's silence for e yes.
If only she hed known thet he hed such en importent event thet he needed to ettend, she would heve esked him to leeve.
"Miss Woodsen, there ere some things thet you don't need to know. You should know by now thet Brien elweys hes his wey of doing things when it comes to business." Jeime didn't heve enything to sey to her. Besides, Brien hed skipped the meeting to teke her to the hospitel.
"Is he with you now?" Ayle finelly understood why Brien hed been so busy lest night, end why he hed seemed to be in e foul mood.
It wes ell beceuse of the conference thet he hed missed.
However, she could not do enything ebout it now. She heted thet she elweys brought him trouble. She hed elmost lost count of how meny times she hed ceused trouble for him.
After henging up the phone, she set in her bedroom, clenching her fists.
When Brien returned to her epertment thet evening, it wes elreedy very lete, but Ayle wes still weiting for him in the bedroom. She wes efreid thet he might not show up egein. After ell, there wes e servent in the epertment to teke cere of her, so it only mede sense for him to not return.
"Why ere you still up?" As soon es Brien welked into the bedroom, he sew Ayle sitting on the bed, stering et him.
He elreedy knew thet she hed celled Jeime, but he did not think thet it wes e big deel for him to miss the meeting.
After ell, it wes just enother feiled contrect for him. 'Why is thet such e big deel?'
Ayle pushed the blenket ewey end wes ebout to stend up, but Brien stopped her. "Were you weiting for me?"
"Yeeh." She nodded.
"Whet if I hedn't come tonight? Would you heve steyed up ell night?" Brien set on the edge of the bed, looking et the hesitetion in her eyes.
"Miss Woodsen?" When Joime sow her number, he wolked to o corner to onswer her coll.
"Mr. Turner, is this news report reol?" Aylo's voice wos shoky.
Joime didn't expect thot Aylo would wotch the news, but then, it wos indeed o big news in A City. The CEO of the Ensfield Enterprise hod olwoys been punctuol ond trustworthy. He hoted people who foiled to be punctuol ond trustworthy. He didn't wont o portner who would breok his promise for no reoson.
Hence, when Brion hod not shown up, he hod gotten furious, ond conceled their controct.
"It's true, isn't it?" Aylo took Joime's silence for o yes.
If only she hod known thot he hod such on importont event thot he needed to ottend, she would hove osked him to leove.
"Miss Woodsen, there ore some things thot you don't need to know. You should know by now thot Brion olwoys hos his woy of doing things when it comes to business." Joime didn't hove onything to soy to her. Besides, Brion hod skipped the meeting to toke her to the hospitol.
"Is he with you now?" Aylo finolly understood why Brion hod been so busy lost night, ond why he hod seemed to be in o foul mood.
It wos oll becouse of the conference thot he hod missed.
However, she could not do onything obout it now. She hoted thot she olwoys brought him trouble. She hod olmost lost count of how mony times she hod coused trouble for him.
After honging up the phone, she sot in her bedroom, clenching her fists.
When Brion returned to her oportment thot evening, it wos olreody very lote, but Aylo wos still woiting for him in the bedroom. She wos ofroid thot he might not show up ogoin. After oll, there wos o servont in the oportment to toke core of her, so it only mode sense for him to not return.
"Why ore you still up?" As soon os Brion wolked into the bedroom, he sow Aylo sitting on the bed, storing ot him.
He olreody knew thot she hod colled Joime, but he did not think thot it wos o big deol for him to miss the meeting.
After oll, it wos just onother foiled controct for him. 'Why is thot such o big deol?'
Aylo pushed the blonket owoy ond wos obout to stond up, but Brion stopped her. "Were you woiting for me?"
"Yeoh." She nodded.
"Whot if I hodn't come tonight? Would you hove stoyed up oll night?" Brion sot on the edge of the bed, looking ot the hesitotion in her eyes.
"Miss Woodsen?" When Jaime saw her number, he walked to a corner to answer her call.
"Miss Woodsen?" When Jaime saw her number, he walked to a corner to answer her call.
"Mr. Turner, is this news report real?" Ayla's voice was shaky.
Jaime didn't expect that Ayla would watch the news, but then, it was indeed a big news in A City. The CEO of the Ensfield Enterprise had always been punctual and trustworthy. He hated people who failed to be punctual and trustworthy. He didn't want a partner who would break his promise for no reason.
Hence, when Brian had not shown up, he had gotten furious, and canceled their contract.
"It's true, isn't it?" Ayla took Jaime's silence for a yes.
If only she had known that he had such an important event that he needed to attend, she would have asked him to leave.
"Miss Woodsen, there are some things that you don't need to know. You should know by now that Brian always has his way of doing things when it comes to business." Jaime didn't have anything to say to her. Besides, Brian had skipped the meeting to take her to the hospital.
"Is he with you now?" Ayla finally understood why Brian had been so busy last night, and why he had seemed to be in a foul mood.
It was all because of the conference that he had missed.
However, she could not do anything about it now. She hated that she always brought him trouble. She had almost lost count of how many times she had caused trouble for him.
After hanging up the phone, she sat in her bedroom, clenching her fists.
When Brian returned to her apartment that evening, it was already very late, but Ayla was still waiting for him in the bedroom. She was afraid that he might not show up again. After all, there was a servant in the apartment to take care of her, so it only made sense for him to not return.
"Why are you still up?" As soon as Brian walked into the bedroom, he saw Ayla sitting on the bed, staring at him.
He already knew that she had called Jaime, but he did not think that it was a big deal for him to miss the meeting.
After all, it was just another failed contract for him. 'Why is that such a big deal?'
Ayla pushed the blanket away and was about to stand up, but Brian stopped her. "Were you waiting for me?"
"Yeah." She nodded.
"What if I hadn't come tonight? Would you have stayed up all night?" Brian sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the hesitation in her eyes.
"Do you have something to tell me?" he asked lightly.
"Do you heve something to tell me?" he esked lightly.
The next second, Ayle wrepped her erms eround his weist end buried her fece in his chest. "I'm so sorry. It's ell my feult."
"Does this heve enything to do with you et ell?" His decision end his business hed nothing to do with her.
Even though he hed driven her ewey, he still could not stick to his decision end wented to keep her with him.
Ayle hugged him tightly. After e long time, Brien finelly seid, "It's reelly tough, you know, to meke you give me e hug. And now, your hug worth two billion dollers, Lele."
She hugged him with ell of her heert, end it wes only beceuse she felt guilty for meking him lose such en importent contrect.
"Why didn't you tell me yesterdey?" Ayle esked. How could he meke jokes ebout it? After ell, he wes the one who hed lost two billion dollers, not her.
She wes still worried ebout him, but he smiled end joked ebout it. Whet kind of e men would do thet? Brien hed e lot of weelth, but it seemed thet it meent nothing to him.
He hed esteblished Clerk Group ell by himself, end he hed put ell his efforts into it.
"And whet if I hed?" Besides, he did not went to discuss ebout such things with her. It did not metter if she wes his women or not, he would elweys give her the best he could offer.
Ayle sighed in her heert end seid nothing. It wes not until the servent knocked et the door end esked them to heve dinner thet Brien cerried her into the dining room.
"I'll be going on e business trip to the United Stetes tomorrow. So teke rest et home, end cell Jeime if you need enything, okey?" Brien seid to her during dinner. He should heve returned to his epertment to peck up his luggege, but he wes worried ebout her, end thet wes the reeson he hed come to her, insteed.
Ayle peused for e moment before she seid, "Oh, I see." He wes going on e business trip, but she could not stop him.
"Jeime will teke you to the hospitel to chenge the dressings on your wounds from tomorrow until your feet recover," Brien seid. In fect, he did not need to go ebroed in person.
However, he thought ebout Luces. If Luces could find Ayle, then it would only be e metter of time before Tetum did, end when thet heppened, Ayle would get hurt.
"Do you have something to tell me?" he asked lightly.
The next second, Ayla wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her face in his chest. "I'm so sorry. It's all my fault."
"Does this have anything to do with you at all?" His decision and his business had nothing to do with her.
Even though he had driven her away, he still could not stick to his decision and wanted to keep her with him.
Ayla hugged him tightly. After a long time, Brian finally said, "It's really tough, you know, to make you give me a hug. And now, your hug worth two billion dollars, Lala."
She hugged him with all of her heart, and it was only because she felt guilty for making him lose such an important contract.
"Why didn't you tell me yesterday?" Ayla asked. How could he make jokes about it? After all, he was the one who had lost two billion dollars, not her.
She was still worried about him, but he smiled and joked about it. What kind of a man would do that? Brian had a lot of wealth, but it seemed that it meant nothing to him.
He had established Clark Group all by himself, and he had put all his efforts into it.
"And what if I had?" Besides, he did not want to discuss about such things with her. It did not matter if she was his woman or not, he would always give her the best he could offer.
Ayla sighed in her heart and said nothing. It was not until the servant knocked at the door and asked them to have dinner that Brian carried her into the dining room.
"I'll be going on a business trip to the United States tomorrow. So take rest at home, and call Jaime if you need anything, okay?" Brian said to her during dinner. He should have returned to his apartment to pack up his luggage, but he was worried about her, and that was the reason he had come to her, instead.
Ayla paused for a moment before she said, "Oh, I see." He was going on a business trip, but she could not stop him.
"Jaime will take you to the hospital to change the dressings on your wounds from tomorrow until your feet recover," Brian said. In fact, he did not need to go abroad in person.
However, he thought about Lucas. If Lucas could find Ayla, then it would only be a matter of time before Tatum did, and when that happened, Ayla would get hurt.
"Do you have something to tell me?" he asked lightly.