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.

Haley was confident that

gentle hand on her forehead to check on her

to the hospital for

head and disagreed, "No, thanks.I'd

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 to

circled his strong arms around Haley's petite frame, but he couldn't

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

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

that her plan worked out perfectly.She wouldn't let that woman steal her beloved man

in the living room of

he wouldn't come back to her anymore, but a part of her was

him at work, but he

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

other day and it was unclear who started

because she actually had feelings, while Brian

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

You're nothing but a

were fueled by the amount

she kept on cursing and poured her frustrations over to Maria.Despite Anna's drunken tirade, Maria still cared

also knew that the woman had always desired to have a baby, but she was

have taken a toll on

wonder she's having a hard time getting pregnant!’ Maria

tell you that it's none

glass flying across the

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

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

from her grip, causing some of the wine to spill

stop now.If you really love Mr.Clark, you should understand him from his point of view," she stated, trying to pacify

humorlessly laughed at

understand me.Why should I

collapsed on the sofa instead, her drunkenness taking the better

and giving, but now she was done being

and suffering and she

she

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

her, Maria was certain that Anna was totally

the second

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

didn't want to remember the memories she had in