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

"What do you think? Mrs.Clark, are you satisfied?" said a voice from behind Ayla.

It was Brian.She turned to face him.Her expression was wary.

"Mr.Clark, what do you want?"

"What do you think?" Brian said softly, moving closer to her.

He lifted her chin, tilting her face so she had no choice but to meet his eyes.

"I can return to the entertainment club.I can keep washing dishes," Ayla offered.

Brian shook his head adamantly.

"No.You don't have to go back.Your sweetheart has spent a lot of money to get you out of that place and allow you to continue being Mrs.Clark.Do you want to let him down?" She said nothing.

Brian added, "So from now on, you live here.Get used to it."

He stepped back and turned away from her, walking into his own bedroom, which was the master room on the other side of the hallway.

As soon as he closed the door behind him, Ayla walked inside her room.

She gazed at the pretty purple bed sheets, the gauzy beige curtains, and the pure white wardrobe and dresser.

It was a lovely, feminine room.

She couldn't believe she would be living here.

She felt as though she didn't deserve this.

She wandered out to the private balcony, which overlooked the lawn.

She spent the rest of the afternoon seated on a lounge chair, enjoying the sunlight and the breeze and the gorgeous view of colorful flowers strewn over the grass.

The sun was setting when she heard a knock at the door.

"Come in," she called.

Maria entered.

"Mrs.Clark, dinner is ready," she said respectfully.

Ayla took a last look at the beautiful orange sky.She smiled to herself.

"Thanks, I'll be right down."

She entered the dining room to find Brian already seated at the head of the table, reading a newspaper.

She stopped near the doorway and said, "Hello, Mr.Clark."

He gave her an impatient look.

"Well, don't just stand there.Do you need me to invite you to sit down?"

He put down the newspaper beside him and gave her a cold look.

She hurried to the table and sat down.

The atmosphere in the dining room was so tense she didn't even dare to glance at him.

being so scared,"

to have to get used

food prepared for them, but

finish the food so

room, where

peeked in and saw that he was

at home like this, and as long as

take it to the kitchen, but Maria suddenly

You can go and keep

took the empty plate from her hand and replaced

favorite snack.Go on, you can take

was deliberately trying to create opportunities for the two of them to

thought Mr.Clark must have changed his mind, which was why he'd brought Mrs.Clark back and arranged for her to live in the room on the

a deep breath and went to the

putting down the bowl of fruit on the table in

was not used to living like this.She had so many questions, but

out a phone and handed

"Here," he said.

and tell him how

to disturb his

made up her mind

to be the other woman

glanced coolly at

better this way.Keep in mind that your duty now

he mean by "good

him with her lips

it her duty to endure his overbearing attitude and satisfy his needs?She found her situation helpless and painful, and she had to force herself to be

he did not like spending the whole night with anyone, she had to

price she had to pay for

rest of the week,

until dawn,

in his office, was

a long time since he negotiated

gone to the entertainment club, the staff members there informed him that Lala was not there

Brian had taken

did not trust Brian at

worried that Lala would suffer, but he was willing

entered the office, she saw that Toby was deep

again? Molly frowned, wondering if the woman had

realize her fault? Had she decided on her own that she

towards

"Toby," she said.

Molly called his name, he came to his

here," he said, smiling

mind and heart were full of thoughts of

soup for you," she said,

need to be working overtime so much? Dad and Mom hope you'll be

sofa and handed him a bowl

soup.He said, "Don't worry.I'll come

he couldn't stop himself from loving Lala, he couldn't forget his duties towards

was helping to clean the

wouldn't be able to, but still, she couldn't stop herself from

alone in the living room with a book in her

mobile phone suddenly rang, jolting