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

Ayla sauntered towards the sofa and sat down gently.

Turning to the man, she asked, "Mr.Clark, do you still plan on spending the night here?"

He had been using her sofa as his bed for days now and it seemed like he was in no rush to leave her alone.

As expected, she hadn't been getting enough sleep knowing he was in the same house as her.

She was acutely aware of his strong presence and it was making her uneasy, so she'd do her best to drive him away.

"Do you want me to sleep on this sofa or on your bed?"

Brian teased, a playful smirk forming on his full lips.

The sofa was too small for him but he didn't mind cramming his body into it.

He didn't even push to sleep beside her, as much as he wanted to.

Was she still thinking of throwing him out of her apartment? Ayla's answer to his question was to shoot daggers at him.She turned on her heel and stomped back to her bedroom.

He could hear the faint click of the lock once the door slammed shut.

Brian knowingly smiled and just shook his head at her response.

It was typical of Ayla to react that way, so it didn't come as a surprise to him.

‘She will feel comfortable around me eventually and by then, maybe she'd be the same as she was before, ' he thought.Brian knew how she'd grown close to Lucas over the years but his dark secrets were bound to be revealed at some point.

Even if it would hurt Ayla, she deserved to know what kind of person Lucas was.

Meanwhile, Lucas hurriedly came back to the hotel after Haley called him.

"What's wrong, Haley? Why did you get sick so suddenly?" he asked while trying to control his rising irritation.

Although Lucas was reluctant to go out of his way for her, his heart softened when he saw Haley lying on the bed.

It was evident on her face that she was not feeling well.

Her cheeks were unusually warm to the touch, a clear indication of having fever.

"I don't know what's wrong with me.Maybe this fever was caused by something I've eaten.Don't worry yourself too much though.I've already taken some medicine," she reasoned out in her small soft voice.

In truth, Haley purposely ate something she was allergic to.

She didn't want Lucas to be with another woman and this was her way of making him stay with her.

woman was, Haley was confident

her

take you to the

disagreed, "No, thanks.I'd rather stay here and rest.Can you hold me? I'm

his sleeve with her frail hand, willing him to get on the bed with her.Lucas felt like he wanted to bolt out of that room but he ended up nodding

arms around Haley's petite frame, but

and he hadn't had a chance to spend

would she feel about my relationship with Haley? What about my promise to her?’ he pondered.Haley was trying to hide her smile while

glad that her plan worked out perfectly.She wouldn't let that woman steal her beloved man away, no matter how

for Brian in the living room

what happened, she knew he wouldn't come back to her anymore, but a part of her was still hopeful that he

him at work, but he was always occupied

' she sneered.Anna left it at that and didn't bother talking to

the other day and it was unclear who

was the only one who got angry because she actually had feelings, while Brian could care less about

were still on in the main villa, Maria came over and said, "Miss Anna, it's getting late now.Mr.Clark may not be coming

your business, Maria! You're nothing but

by the amount of

with, she kept on cursing and poured her frustrations over to

Anna, I'm doing this for your own good.Drinking too much is bad for your health." Maria also knew that the woman had always desired to have a baby, but she was never blessed to

surely must have taken a toll on her reproductive

having a hard time getting pregnant!’ Maria shook her

tell you that it's none of

flying across the room.It shattered into

you leave me alone here? I'm waiting for him to come back.I was the one who stood by him all these years and

sobbed helplessly, her tears rushing down her face like a

her.She would seduce them for her own gain and pleasure, while I'm

Anna grabbed the wine bottle by its neck

and snatched the bottle away from her grip, causing some of the wine to spill on

stop now.If you really love Mr.Clark, you should understand

laughed at what

He never once tried to understand me.Why should I do that for him now?" she

collapsed on the sofa instead, her

since, her love had always been humble and giving, but now she was done being

and suffering and she didn't want to go through that

knew that she would eventually eat

back and stood in front of her, she would still accept him and give up her pride and

taking a good look at her, Maria was

assisted the woman going up the second floor and laid her down on

Mr.Clark, but he only had eyes for Ayla and no one else.She also heard that Ayla had already

want to remember the memories she had in this