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

Chapter 32: The Wife's Duty 

"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.

so scared,"

to

eating the sumptuous food prepared for them, but Ayla had

to finish the food so he wouldn't snap at

to the living room, where there was a large-screen television

in and saw that he was watching a financial news

home like this, and as long as he was in there, she

picked up her plate, intending to take it to the kitchen, but Maria suddenly

the table. You can go and

plate from her hand

you can

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

mind, which was why he'd brought Mrs.Clark back and arranged for her to

and

bowl of fruit on the

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

out a phone

"Here," he said.

sweetheart and tell him how

I don't want to disturb

made up her mind not to

be the other

glanced coolly at

mind that your duty now is to live here and act

he mean

him with her

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

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

had to pay for her luxurious living

the rest of the week, she could barely

awake until dawn,

seated in his office, was

long time since

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

had taken

trust Brian

Lala would suffer, but he was willing

the office, she saw that Toby was deep

woman again? Molly frowned, wondering if the woman had left because she

that she would no longer be a

walked towards

"Toby," she said.

name,

he said, smiling

because his mind and heart were

 "I have some soup for you," she said,

hard these past weeks.Do you need to be working overtime so much? Dad and Mom hope you'll be able to

to the sofa and handed

began drinking the warm soup.He said, "Don't worry.I'll come home early

couldn't stop himself from loving Lala,

was helping to clean the

but still, she couldn't stop herself

in the living room with a book

was getting drowsy when her mobile phone

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