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.

know who the woman was, Haley

gentle hand on her forehead to check on her

you to the hospital for

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

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

Haley's petite frame,

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

about my relationship with Haley? What about my promise to her?’ he

perfectly.She wouldn't let that woman steal her beloved man away, no matter how beautiful

Brian in

come back to her anymore,

with him at work, but he was always

bitch Ayla, ' she sneered.Anna left it at that and

a terrible fight the other day and

she

Maria came over and said, "Miss Anna, it's getting

nothing but a servant here.Stop meddling

fueled by the amount of liquor she

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

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

habit surely must have taken a toll on her reproductive

hard time getting pregnant!’ Maria

I have to tell you that it's none of your

glass flying across the room.It shattered into

him to come back.I was the one who stood by him all these years and now that Ayla came back,

helplessly, her tears rushing down her face

had sex 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

glass, Anna grabbed the wine

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

you really love Mr.Clark, you should

laughed at what the maid

once tried to understand me.Why should I do that

up but collapsed on the sofa instead, her

her love had always been humble and

pain and suffering and she didn't want

that she

would still accept him and give

good look at her, Maria was certain that

the second floor

had always been in love with Mr.Clark, but he only had eyes for Ayla and no

to remember the memories she had in