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.

who the woman was, Haley

laid a gentle hand on her forehead to

you to the

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

bed with her.Lucas felt

petite frame, but he couldn't get Ayla out of

been abroad for so many days and he hadn't had

feel about my relationship with Haley? What about my promise to her?’ he pondered.Haley was trying

that her plan worked out perfectly.She wouldn't let that

in the living room of the

she knew he wouldn't come back to her anymore,

with him at work, but he was always occupied

that he was with that bitch Ayla, ' she sneered.Anna left it

had a terrible fight the other day and it was

because she actually had

lights 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 back

but a servant here.Stop meddling in

by the amount of liquor she had

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

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

habit surely must have taken a toll on her reproductive

hard time

I have to tell you that it's none

glass flying across the room.It

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

sobbed helplessly, her tears rushing down her face like

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

wine bottle by its neck and chugged the

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

had too much to drink.You should stop now.If you really love Mr.Clark, you should understand him from his point of view,"

laughed at

understand me.Why should I do that for him now?" she

stand up but collapsed on the sofa instead, her drunkenness

and giving, but

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

knew that she would eventually eat her

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

at her, Maria was certain

the second floor and laid her

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

she didn't want to remember the memories she had in