The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

Chapter 33: Nothing But Contempt 

"It's not what I think?" said Arlene sarcastically.

"You're unbelievable! If you don't want to give me money, just say so! I can't believe you're being so selfish and ungrateful.After all those years we spent raising you and taking care of you!"

Arlene knew her little sister very well.

While Ayla didn't get anything from the Woodsen family, she believed she was still indebted to them.

"I really don't have money," Ayla said unhappily.

Even as she spoke, however, she saw movement out of the corner of her eye.

Brian had entered the room.How long had he been standing there? How much had he overheard?

 "You're back,"she blurted out.

She was so surprised that her grip on the phone loosened, and it fell to the floor.

Brian frowned.

"What's wrong? Are you short of money? Who is trying to borrow money from you?"

He walked quickly forward and grabbed the phone before she could pick it up.

He looked at the number displayed on the screen.

Ayla snatched her phone back, pressing the button to end the call.

‘'I can't let him find out who called me’' she thought anxiously.

'If he finds out, who knows how he'll react?”

"Which boy toy of yours is asking you for money?" Brian asked in a dangerous tone.

He moved closer to her, placing his hand on her neck.To Ayla, his touch felt threatening.

"Are you deaf? Answer me!" he snapped.

When she still said nothing, he said grimly, "I've been gone for only a few days, and already you're lonely?"

He moved his hands to her shoulders and pushed her backward until she sat down heavily on the sofa inside the bedroom.

"Remember who you are! Have you already forgotten your current identity?"

"Mr.Clark, please don't do this," Ayla said desperately.

"I really didn't do anything wrong, I swear."

She wanted to push him away, but he was pressing her down into the sofa, gripping her wrists tightly.

"It's not up to you what I do," he said.

His eyes were dark with anger.

She felt a wave of fear.

Her refusal was only making him more determined to have his way with her.

She didn't have any say in the matter.She clenched her fists.

The terrible feeling of having no control over the situation made her bite her lower lip so hard that it bled.

'He must truly hate me’' she thought frantically.

After all, he had never bothered to treat her gently.He'd never even kissed her lips.And he wasn't nice or gentle this time, either.

Later, when Brian had left her room and the sky had turned black outside her window, Ayla crept downstairs.

a dim yellow light in the

to the kitchen and poured

who had called just to ask her for

knew her sister very well,

any money, she would just keep calling and

first time such a thing had

Arlene couldn't get money

to give her the bulk of the salary she earned by

I

have the energy to return to

morning, when Brian went downstairs, he saw Ayla fast

He scowled.

be pitiful so I feel sorry for her” he

a comfortable room just upstairs.There's no reason for

grabbed the empty glass on the table and put it back

up immediately, rubbing

cold face looking down at

"Mr.Clark," she said uneasily.

stood up, stepping

was unconsciously putting distance between

what she

glass of water, he asked,

"No," Ayla said quickly.

truth was, she was indeed

face him no matter how great her

doing?" he said, watching as she made sure not

in the furthest chair,

her

she said, "I would like to go out

even the slightest bit of

go out, she had

"Go ahead.I

her ears.Brian

remember what I said before," he

can go out if you want, but you are not allowed to go out

be

and although there was not a lot of money in her account, she decided

to her room to get ready and to tell her sister to meet her at a

Ayla arrived at

she

time on greetings or catching up with her

brown hair fell in

and tasteful makeup.She looked very

how are you doing?"

seen each other for a long

idea what Arlene was up to,

of your business!" said Arlene, sounding

Aren't you Brian's wife now? Look at yourself! Why are you dressed in such shabby clothes?

of her coffee, glancing with

Ayla shook her head.

is having such a big problem with his company, are you still

What I need is for you to give me more

Ayla handed her sister the

with disgust at

sister, I don't have a lot of money. That's all I

difficult to deal with, Ayla would never turn her away, because of the gratitude she felt towards the Woodsen family for

would have been left out

treating you badly? Doesn't he give you a large allowance? If he's that kind of man,

froze, stunned

had said that Brian was the devil, and now Arlene was saying the same thing but instead of

why she became the substitute bride of her

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