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

Brian didn't even inform her of his

"Okay."

the table and looked at the empty

the villa without him? Why was there a sense of emptiness in

about Mr.Clark?" Maria asked when she saw Ayla lost

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

is close to him, isn't

and sleep beside him, Anna could do

asleep, Ayla must always

different from

a plaything for him, while he

heart? Did she have feelings for him? How was that possible? She was always so

still going back to

had been on a business trip for a

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

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

Anna leaned over and kissed him

drove into the

Brian could clearly see a dim light coming from one

It was late.

at the door of her room, Brian looked at the woman who fell asleep

long hair looked soft under the gentle

figure was clothed in a powder pink

was old-fashioned,

took it away

stared at the

"You...you're back."

waiting

that she seldom stayed up so

know you would

stood straight and looked at his

and get

instead of listening to her, Brian leisurely sat on the sofa and asked, "Are you

Ayla didn't answer.

he would be unhappy no matter what she said.And after seeing his exhausted expression, she decided that it was not

me?" Brian asked as he looked up at

is your villa. I have no right to

pushing her

recently and he did allow her to go

to thinking well of him, he would

haven't seen you in a few days and it seems

then knocked on the table beside

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

Brian didn't even look at the water

"You can't have coffee!"

and saw

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