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

 Ayla fanned away the smoke before her face, and said, "Mr.Clark, thank you for being so considerate.Should I be happy that I have boss like you?"

"No, because your workload hasn't been reduced.I've reached a verbal agreement with Ms.Evans, so there will be a lot more work for the fashion season," said Brian.

"Then I guess I must congratulate you, Mr.Clark," she remarked.

"You're gonna be a lot busier in the following days.Try not to come by.If you have any concerns regarding my work, please contact my assistant during working hours."

Brian put out his cigarette on the ashtray.

"You're really talking to me in a professional tone now, huh?"

"Our relationship is strictly professional now, isn't it?"

Ayla kept a safe distance of one meter from him.

"In that case, shall we talk about more private matters?" he replied.

Everything that happened between them was something that neither of them could pretend like it was something that never happened, even if she kept refusing to admit it.

Ayla smirked.

"Mr.Clark, you should keep in mind that my name is Wenny now, not Arlene."

She was fortunate that she played Arlene's substitute perfectly back then.

Later, he found out that her real name was actually Ayla.

"I refuse to believe that, so you're not who you claim to be." Brian saw right through her.

She wanted to break away from him, but he wasn't going to allow that to happen.

"What do you want?" said Ayla.

"Isn't it better if you just stay with Anna? Why are you so insistent in getting me involved? I don't love you anymore.Do you not understand that?"

Hearing that made Brian stand up and pull her into his arms.

"Who the hell told you that I want to be with Anna? Are you trying to be a matchmaker or something? I don't want her.I never have, and I never will."

so keep me out of it.Is it so hard to understand that? It's impossible for us to have a relationship now.Two years ago, when I became Mrs.Clark, I was nothing but a substitute.It

still held her

do you think about that? Do

just a faint smile, but it was enough to send shivers down her spine.She didn't want anyone else to

"You can't tell her."

Huh? I'm allowed to do whatever I want.It's not up

done playing

determined to get her

devil.Is there anything else you can do besides threatening

so weak

deal with you.Or

he embraced her as tightly as he

and slapped him across his

allowed to touch

with another woman now, and he

being chaste for him? Did you ever do the same for me in the past two years? Even if I owed you and hurt you before, you should

to convince her to

refuse to listen to me, then I'll do everything in my power to have

Ayla

I have to do to make you let me

front of her, Brian's

see through him and figure

eyes were

she could no longer keep

courageous facade crumbled

Brian doing this? Why would he keep forcing her like this? Was

me, back to where

intended to let her

two years ago, he never had any intention of

place for me? Did you ever have a place for me in your heart? No! You never did!" Ayla had been trying so hard to earn his love, but she never

disappeared, it symbolized

to consider

didn’t have a place for her? When did he not give her a chance to have his heart? Ge) He had given her his heart,

that she was still alive! But she