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?"

a

didn't even inform her of

"Okay."

sat alone at the table and looked at the empty seat that he would usually

villa without him? Why was there a sense of emptiness

asked when she saw Ayla lost in

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

close to him,

sleep beside him, Anna could

Ayla must always head back to

was different

for him, while he treated Anna as

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

it's already late.Are you still going back to the villa?" Anna gave

they had been on

although they had been together every day, Maria would always call him to report

spending so many days with me. Go home and have a good rest," Brian said calmly, stretching out his hand to smoothen her

Anna leaned over and kissed him

into the villa in the dark

a dim light

It was late.

Standing at the door of her room, Brian looked at

looked soft under the

clothed in a

style of the nightdress was old-fashioned, but she looked

Brian took it away and examined the

up and stared

"You...you're back."

you waiting for

knew that she seldom stayed

didn't know you would come

straight and looked at his tired

and get some

and asked,

Ayla didn't answer.

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

you answer me?" Brian asked

villa. I have no right to say anything." Ayla felt a little

pushing her around?

he had not done anything cruel recently and he did allow her to go back to

to thinking well of him, he would always ruin any

a few days and it seems like you're beginning to be

then knocked on the table beside

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

Brian didn't even look at the water in front

"You can't have coffee!"

the clock and saw

wanted to drink coffee.Didn't he want to sleep?