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

Brian didn't even inform her of his

"Okay."

at the empty seat that he would usually

Why was there a sense of

asked when

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

close to him, isn't

she wasn't allowed to stay in his room and sleep beside him,

asleep, Ayla must always head back to

was different

a plaything for him,

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

still going back to

that point, they had been on a business trip for

they had been together every day, Maria would always

me. Go home and have a good rest," Brian said calmly, stretching out his hand to smoothen

leaned over

the villa in the dark

clearly see a dim light coming

It was late.

room, Brian looked at the

long hair looked soft

clothed

old-fashioned, but she looked quite lovely in

front of her, Brian took it

stared at the

"You...you're back."

waiting

book.He knew that she

know you would come back

stood straight and looked at his tired

and get

and asked, "Are

Ayla didn't answer.

matter what she said.And after seeing his exhausted expression, she decided that it was not a good idea to

asked as he looked

no right to say anything." Ayla felt

was he always pushing her

he had not done anything cruel recently and he did allow

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

a few days and it seems like you're beginning

then knocked on the

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

didn't even look at the water in

"You can't have coffee!"

clock and saw that it

he still wanted to