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 business trip," Maria

even inform her

"Okay."

table and looked at the empty seat that he would

stay in the villa without him? Why was there a sense

when

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

close to him,

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

must

different

plaything for him, while he treated

she have feelings for him? How was that possible? She was

going back to the villa?" Anna gave

point, they had been on a business

together every day, Maria would

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

Anna leaned over and kissed him on

the villa in

clearly see a dim light coming from one

It was late.

she in bed? Standing at the door of her room, Brian looked at the woman who

soft under the

clothed in

of the nightdress was old-fashioned, but she looked quite lovely in

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

up and stared at

"You...you're back."

waiting for

knew that she seldom stayed up

didn't know you

and looked at his

and get some rest

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

Ayla didn't answer.

said.And after seeing his exhausted

asked as he

right

was he always pushing her around?

cruel recently and he did allow her to go back

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

and it seems like you're beginning

knocked on

wanted a drink,

didn't even look at the water in front

"You can't have coffee!"

at the clock and saw that it was already

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