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

Ayla sat in the car as Brian drove her back.

Outside, the rain was getting heavier and heavier on their way to the villa.

As soon as they pulled up the driveway, Maria came out with an umbrella and greeted them, "Mr.Clark, Mrs.Clark, welcome back."

"Thank you for driving me home," Ayla said as she walked alongside Brian into the house.

"You can ask the driver to take you anywhere in the future," Brian replied.

He went straight to the sofa in the living room and sat down.

"No, thanks.I won't go out again."

There was clear disappointment and despair in Ayla's tone.

"Are you sure? I thought you didn't like it here."

Brian didn't even look at her as he spoke and his voice sounded cold.

He could instantly tell what she was thinking, especially since Ayla could never really hide her feelings.He knew exactly what she thought and wanted to say.

"Mr.Clark?"

‘'What did he mean?’' she wondered.

Could she finally get in and out of the estate freely? 

"As I said, as long as you know perfectly well what you should and shouldn't do outside, you can go out as you please."

After all, Brian could easily learn wherever she was with a phone call.

With his permission, Ayla went back to school.

She even gave Brian her schedule even though she knew that he wouldn't even read it.

The driver, Lyle, picked her up every day.

She would go to school whenever she had classes and would stay in the villa during her days off.

She seldom went to the library now.

She only went there whenever she needed to borrow some specific books and references.

"Mrs.Clark, dinner is ready."

When Maria went upstairs, she saw Ayla sitting in front of her desk and reading a book.

Maria immediately thought, '’She's such a good girl! I don't understand why Mr.Clark doesn't like her? Why does he ignore her every time?”

"Thank you, Maria.I'll be right there."

Ayla turned off the light in her room and asked, "Won't he come back tonight?"

on a business

inform her of his

"Okay."

table and looked at the empty seat that he would usually

stay in the villa without him? Why was there

Mr.Clark?" Maria asked when

business trips.He'll be

Anna is close to him,

in his room and sleep beside him, Anna could do

Ayla must always head back to

different

for him, while he treated Anna

have feelings for him? How was that possible? She was always

late.Are you still going back to the villa?" Anna

that point, they had been on a business trip for a

every day, Maria would

so many days with me. Go home and have a good rest," Brian said calmly, stretching

night." Anna leaned over and kissed him on the

the villa in the

light coming from one of the rooms on

It was late.

her room, Brian looked at the woman

hair looked soft

figure was clothed in a powder

old-fashioned, but

open book in front of her, Brian took it away and examined the notes she left on it with a

Ayla woke up and stared at the man beside

"You...you're back."

you waiting

her book.He knew that she seldom

know you would come back

looked at his

I...You can go and

on the sofa and asked,

Ayla didn't answer.

knew that he would be unhappy no matter what she said.And after seeing his exhausted expression, she decided that it

won't you answer me?" Brian asked as he looked

right to say anything." Ayla felt a little

always pushing her around? He was so

had not done anything cruel recently and he did

thinking well of him,

days and it seems like you're beginning to

knocked on

glass of water.If he wanted a drink, he could just say

me coffee." Brian didn't even look

"You can't have coffee!"

a look at the clock and saw that it was already past

wondered why he still wanted to