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 trip,"

Brian didn't even inform

"Okay."

at the empty seat that he would

in the villa without him? Why was there a sense

when she saw Ayla

trips.He'll be with Miss Anna anyway.She

Anna is close to him, isn't

sleep beside him, Anna

Brian was asleep, Ayla must always

different from

nothing but a plaything for him, while he treated Anna

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

to the villa?" Anna

point, they had been on a business

had been together every day, Maria would always call

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

leaned over and kissed him on

car drove into the

dim light coming from one of the rooms on the second

It was late.

wasn't she in bed? Standing at the door of her room, Brian looked at

soft

figure was clothed in a

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

her, Brian took it away and examined the notes she

Ayla woke up and stared

"You...you're back."

waiting for

that she seldom stayed up so

know you would

looked

can go and get some rest

sofa and asked,

Ayla didn't answer.

matter what she said.And after seeing his exhausted expression, she decided

me?" Brian asked as he looked up at

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

pushing her around?

done anything cruel recently and he did allow her

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

haven't seen you in a few days and it seems like you're beginning to be disobedient

then knocked on the table beside

a pitcher and poured him a glass of water.If he wanted a drink, he could just say so.Why

look at the water in front of

"You can't have coffee!"

at the clock and saw that

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