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,"

going to have to get used

food prepared for them, but Ayla had

finish the food so

living room, where there was a

saw that he was watching a financial

and as long as he was in there, she didn't want to

to take it to the kitchen,

clean the table. You can

but Maria took the empty plate from her

can take it with you when

deliberately trying to create opportunities for the two of them to

brought Mrs.Clark back and arranged for her to live

a deep breath and went to the

down the bowl

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

out a phone and handed it

"Here," he said.

and tell him how

I don't want to disturb his happiness,"

had made up her mind not

want to be the other

coolly at

duty now is to live here

What did he mean by "good

him with her

her duty to endure his overbearing attitude and satisfy his needs?She found her situation

with anyone, she had to

she had to pay for her luxurious living

rest of the week,

awake until

in his office,

had been a long time

the entertainment club, the staff members

Brian had taken

not trust Brian

he was willing to gamble on his company's

the office, she saw that

he thinking about that woman again? Molly frowned, wondering if the woman had left because she

realize her fault? Had she decided on her own that she would no longer be

walked towards the

"Toby," she said.

called his name, he came

he said,

he had been ignoring her, because his mind and heart

some soup for you," she said,

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

led him to the sofa and handed

the warm soup.He said, "Don't

Lala, he couldn't forget

was helping to clean the

thought she wouldn't be able to, but

the living

drowsy when her mobile phone suddenly

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