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 of his

"Okay."

at the table and looked at the empty

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

worried about Mr.Clark?" Maria asked when

on long business trips.He'll be

Anna is close

in his room and sleep beside him, Anna could do all of

Brian was asleep, Ayla must always head back

different from

but a plaything for him, while he treated Anna as

causing pain in her heart? Did she have feelings for

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

point, they had been on a

they had been together every day, Maria

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

night." Anna leaned over and

into the

clearly see a dim light coming from one of the rooms

It was late.

door of her room, Brian looked at the woman

long hair looked soft under the

clothed in a powder pink

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

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

stared at

"You...you're back."

waiting for

put down her book.He knew that she seldom stayed up so

you would come

stood straight and looked at

I...You can go and get some

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

Ayla didn't answer.

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

Brian asked as he looked

have no right to say anything."

he always pushing her around?

done anything cruel recently and he did

of him, he would always ruin any chances of

you in a few days and it

on

glass of water.If he wanted a drink, he

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

"You can't have coffee!"

at the clock and saw that it was

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