The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

Ayla left the ward smiling.She and Anna were in the same emotional boat.

It was indeed sad and unfortunate that both of them were in love with the same ruthless man.She returned to her studio.

Noticing Hayden downstairs, she enquired, "Uncle Hayden, what brings you here?"

"I went upstairs to your studio but you weren't at your office," Hayden said with a soft smile.

He hadn't seen her in a while but after witnessing the disturbing quarrel between Toby and Molly the night before, he was driven to have a word with her.

They went to a cafe and ordered coffee.

"Uncle Hayden, is something disturbing your peace of mind?"

Ayla was deeply concerned because Hayden looked far more haggard than he did at their previous meeting.

"It involves family matters," he said blandly.

"Uncle Hayden, just relax.There’s no need to stress.Everything will improve.Let's please change the topic."

She could read him like a book.

Something was amiss.

Hayden gazed at her and reminisced about his first love.

The woman's figure was etched in his mind.However, years had elapsed and much had changed.Maybe it was time he let go of the past and forgot about her.

"Good idea.You have always been so sensible."

Unfortunately he didn't get an opportunity to broach the subject he wanted to with her.

After leaving the cafe, Ayla returned to her studio.

Soon after commencing work, she received a call from Italy.

"Wenny, how are you?"

"Miss Evans, I'm fine, thank you.I have handed the first season's design drafts to Mr.Clark.He seems to be perfectly satisfied with them.He has even started making the formal sample clothing," Ayla reported to Yareli.

"Well that's certainly good news.But are you burning the midnight oil and neglecting yourself?" Yareli asked, somewhat concerned.

called to enquire about her but

do

passion for her work kept

will be going to Antawood with Linda tomorrow,"

her company and

with Starlight at a very reasonable price.It would work to her advantage.She had focused on developing her business in Italy because she was determined not to

developments, it was necessary to

it meant bumping into someone she would rather not see,

been so many years, and perhaps that man had already forgotten about

nurtured the desire to go back to Antawocd to see that man whom she cared

she was going to Antawood with Linda, Ayla knew that

this, she had to prepare to

first thing that Brian noticed when he entered the ward was the presence of an unfamiliar thermos bottle alongside

you?"

"Ayla," Anna said flatly.

she doing

at all surprised that

porridge." Anna

change in his eyes when he talked about

"Well," Brian replied indifferently.

a change of

she wouldn't let Ayla take him so easily.She would make it an uphill battle for

back to

is here to manage everything.If you drink again,

leave, Anna held his hand and asked, "Do you care about me? It's not that I want to give up on myself...It's just that I'd rather drown my sorrows in

maybe he had never understood

impact of a broken heart.She had experienced both love and

more emotional turmoil that

saved your life.Don't do

had saved her life back then.He wasn't going to let her harm

when he had been striving for his business, Anna had traded her body to help him achieve his

him and hugged him

for saving me.Maybe everything

in love with him.She would bear the brunt of his torture as part of her destiny and

good rest.We shall chat further when I come back," he said, freeing himself from

see Ayla?" She glared at