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.

the woman was, Haley was confident that she was

laid a gentle hand on her forehead to check on her temperature

to the hospital

"No, thanks.I'd rather stay here and

sleeve with her frail hand, willing him to get on the bed with her.Lucas felt like he

frame, but he couldn't get Ayla

for so many days and he hadn't had a chance to spend more time

relationship with Haley? What about my promise to her?’ he pondered.Haley was trying to hide her smile while enveloped in

wouldn't let that woman steal her beloved man away, no

for Brian in the living room

come back to her anymore, but a

up with him at work, but he

Ayla, ' she sneered.Anna left it at that

fight the other day and

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

in the main villa, Maria came over and said, "Miss Anna,

your business, Maria! You're nothing but a servant here.Stop meddling in our

pain and anger were fueled by the amount

problems with, she kept on cursing and poured her frustrations over to Maria.Despite

bad for your health." Maria also knew that the woman had always desired to have a baby, but she was never blessed

surely must have taken a toll on her reproductive

hard time getting pregnant!’ Maria shook her

do I have to tell you that it's

sent the glass flying across the room.It shattered

me.Why can't 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 now that Ayla came

rushing down her face like

with other men in the past that Brian can't fully accept me? But that bitch, Ayla, isn't pure either! She has a parade of men around her.She would seduce them for her own gain and pleasure, while I'm with other men for Brian's sake.Everything I do is to help him achieve his goals.But now, he

wine bottle by its neck

her grip, causing some of the wine to spill on

you really love Mr.Clark, you should understand him from his point of view," she stated, trying

at what

tried to understand me.Why should I do

collapsed on the sofa instead,

always been humble and giving, but now she was done being

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

clearly knew that she would eventually eat her

front of her, she would still accept him and give up

good look at her, Maria was certain that Anna

assisted the woman going up the second floor and laid her

for Ayla and no one else.She also heard that Ayla had

to remember the memories