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,"

didn't even inform her

"Okay."

looked at the

it better to stay in the villa without him? Why was there a sense of

asked when she

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

is close

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

Brian was asleep, Ayla must always head back to

was different from

nothing but a plaything for him,

have feelings for him? How

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

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

together every day, Maria would always

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

good night." Anna leaned over and kissed

drove into the villa in the

dim light coming from one of the

It was late.

room, Brian looked at

soft under the gentle

lithe figure was clothed in a

of the nightdress was old-fashioned,

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

woke up and stared at the man

"You...you're back."

waiting for

that she seldom

you would come back

straight and looked at

and

Brian leisurely sat on the sofa and asked, "Are you

Ayla didn't answer.

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

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

no right to say anything." Ayla felt a little

pushing her around? He

anything cruel recently and he

well of him,

few days and it seems like you're

on the table

wanted a drink, he could just say so.Why was he being

me coffee." Brian didn't even look at

"You can't have coffee!"

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

why he still wanted to drink coffee.Didn't he want