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 was confident that she

hand on her forehead to

to the hospital for good

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

the bed with her.Lucas felt like he wanted to

petite frame, but he couldn't

he hadn't had a chance to spend

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

perfectly.She wouldn't let that woman

in the living room

anymore, but a part

up with him at work,

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

other day and it was unclear

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

that the lights were still on in the main villa, Maria came over and

nothing but a servant here.Stop meddling in our

fueled by the amount of liquor

one to share her problems with, she kept on cursing and poured her frustrations over to Maria.Despite Anna's drunken tirade, Maria still cared enough to remind

your health." Maria also knew that the woman had always desired

have taken a

wonder she's having a hard time getting

times do I have to tell

glass flying across the room.It shattered into

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 back,

rushing down her

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

caring to drink from a glass, Anna grabbed the wine bottle by its neck

from her grip, causing some

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

humorlessly laughed at

me.Why should I do that for

to stand up but collapsed on the sofa instead, her drunkenness taking

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

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

she would eventually eat her own

still accept him and give up her pride and dignity just to

at her, Maria was

the woman going up the second floor

Mr.Clark, but he only had eyes for Ayla and no one else.She also heard that Ayla had already come back, although she didn't drop

the memories she had