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?"

is on a business trip," Maria

didn't even inform her of his

"Okay."

at the table and looked at

him? Why

worried about Mr.Clark?" Maria asked when she saw Ayla lost

business trips.He'll be with Miss Anna anyway.She will

is close to him, isn't

sleep beside him, Anna could do all of these

must

was different from

nothing but a plaything for him, while he treated Anna as his

for him? How was that possible? She was always

still going back to the villa?" Anna gave Brian a

been on a

been together every day, Maria would always call him

Go home and have a good rest," Brian said calmly, stretching out his hand to

over and kissed him

the villa in

the ground, Brian could clearly see a dim light coming from one of the rooms on the second

It was late.

wasn't she in bed? Standing at the door of her room, Brian looked at the

hair looked soft under

lithe figure was clothed in a

style of the nightdress was old-fashioned,

the open book in front of her, Brian took it away and

woke up and stared at the man beside

"You...you're back."

waiting

knew that she

you would come

straight and looked

go and

of listening to her, Brian leisurely sat on the sofa and asked, "Are you driving me away? Or do

Ayla didn't answer.

she said.And after seeing his exhausted expression, she

asked as he looked

I have no right to say anything." Ayla

her around? He was so

recently and he did allow her to

every time she was close to thinking well of him, he would always ruin

haven't seen you in a few days and it seems like you're beginning to

on the

fetched a pitcher and poured him a glass of water.If he wanted a drink, he could just say so.Why was he being a jerk on purpose?

didn't even look

"You can't have coffee!"

clock and saw that it was already past

he still wanted to drink coffee.Didn't he