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.

her but she also planned to go to A

do that? I'm absolutely

kept

I will be going to Antawood with Linda tomorrow," Yareli told

her company

price.It would work to her advantage.She had focused on developing her business in

the new developments, it was necessary to

into someone she would rather not see, this was

been so many years, and perhaps that man

go back to Antawocd to see that

say that she was going to Antawood with Linda, Ayla knew that Brian was behind this

in doing this, she had to

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

you?"

"Ayla," Anna said flatly.

was she

sofa.He wasn't at

me some porridge." Anna

his eyes when he

"Well," Brian replied indifferently.

and said, "Maria brought me a change of

his heart and no space for her, she wouldn't let Ayla take him so easily.She would make it an uphill

drove her back to the

few days.It's such a relief that Maria is here to manage everything.If you

Brian was about to 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

understand, or maybe he had never

understood fully the impact of a broken heart.She had experienced both

want any more emotional turmoil that would shatter her fragile heart into tiny

saved your life.Don't do

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

his business, Anna had traded her

him and hugged

for saving me.Maybe everything

helplessly in love with him.She would bear the brunt of his torture

further when I come back," he said, freeing

you going to see Ayla?"