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," Maria

Brian didn't even inform her of his

"Okay."

at the table and looked at the

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

Maria asked when she saw Ayla lost in her

Mr.Clark to go on long business trips.He'll

close to him,

sleep beside him, Anna could

must always head back to her

different from

was nothing but a plaything for him,

she have feelings for him? How was that

to the villa?" Anna gave Brian a

on a

day, Maria would always call

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

night." Anna leaned over and kissed him on the

black car drove into the villa in the

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

It was late.

of her room, Brian looked at

hair looked soft under the gentle

figure was clothed in a powder pink

was old-fashioned, but she looked quite

book in front of her, Brian took it away and examined the notes she

and stared at

"You...you're back."

waiting for

her book.He knew that she

know you would come back

and looked

can go and get some rest

the sofa and asked, "Are you driving me away? Or do you want me to

Ayla didn't answer.

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

Brian asked

I have no right to say

was he always pushing her

had not done anything cruel recently and he did allow

to thinking well of him, he would always ruin any

a few days and it seems like you're beginning to

then knocked on the table beside

fetched a 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

even look at the water in front of

"You can't have coffee!"

and saw that it was already

still wanted to drink coffee.Didn't he