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

didn't even inform her

"Okay."

sat alone at the table and looked at the empty seat

Why was there a sense of emptiness in her heart?

when she saw Ayla

for Mr.Clark to go on long business trips.He'll be with Miss Anna

Anna is close to

wasn't allowed to stay in his room and sleep beside him, Anna could do all of these and

was asleep, Ayla must always head back

different from

for him, while he treated Anna as his

this causing pain in her heart? Did she have feelings for him? How was that possible? She was always so

to the villa?" Anna gave Brian a curious

point, they had been on a business trip for

together every day, Maria would always call him to report about

have a good rest,"

Anna leaned over

black car drove into the villa in the

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

It was late.

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

hair looked soft

lithe figure was clothed in a

of the nightdress was old-fashioned,

of her, Brian took it away

Ayla woke up and stared at the man

"You...you're back."

waiting

book.He knew that she seldom stayed up

know you would come back

straight and looked

I...You can go and get some rest

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

Ayla didn't answer.

after seeing his exhausted expression, she decided that it

you answer me?" Brian asked as he

villa. I have no right to say anything."

was he always pushing her around? He was so

and he

close to thinking well of him, he would always ruin any chances of her

in a few days and

knocked on the

him a glass of water.If he wanted a drink, he could just say so.Why was he being

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 drink