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

didn't even inform her of his

"Okay."

looked at the empty seat that

the villa without him? Why was there

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

long business trips.He'll be with Miss Anna anyway.She will take good care

Anna is close to him, isn't

room and sleep beside

was asleep, Ayla must always head back to

different

a plaything for him, while he treated Anna as his

feelings for him? How was that possible? She was always so scared of

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

had been on a business

together every day, Maria would always call him to report

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

leaned over and kissed him

the

a dim light coming from one of the rooms on the second

It was late.

in bed? Standing at the door of her room, Brian looked at the woman who fell asleep on

hair looked soft under the

figure was clothed in a powder

old-fashioned, but she looked

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

Ayla woke up and stared

"You...you're back."

waiting

put down her book.He knew that she seldom stayed up

you would come

straight and looked at his

I...You can go and get some rest

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

Ayla didn't answer.

matter what she said.And after seeing his exhausted

answer me?" Brian asked as he looked up at

have no right to say anything." Ayla felt

her around? He

had not done anything cruel recently and

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

few days and it

on the

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

even look at

"You can't have coffee!"

and saw that it was

wondered why he still wanted to