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,"

even inform

"Okay."

the table and looked at the empty

Why was there a sense of emptiness in her heart?

asked when she saw Ayla lost

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

Anna is close

to stay in his room and sleep beside

asleep, Ayla must always head back to her

different

him, while he treated Anna as

her heart? Did she have feelings for him? How

already late.Are you still going back to the villa?" Anna gave Brian a curious

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

every day, Maria would

must be tired after spending so many days with me. Go home and have a good rest,"

over and kissed him

drove into the villa

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

It was late.

her room, Brian looked at

long hair looked soft under

was clothed

style of the nightdress was old-fashioned,

open book in front of her, Brian took it

and stared at the

"You...you're back."

you waiting for

put down her book.He knew that

didn't know you

stood straight and looked at his

and

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

Ayla didn't answer.

seeing his exhausted

Brian asked as he

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

always pushing her

had not done anything cruel recently and

of him, he would always ruin any

in a few days and

then knocked on the table

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

me coffee." Brian didn't even look at the water in

"You can't have coffee!"

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

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