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

have to get used

food prepared for them, but Ayla had lost her

the food so he wouldn't

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

he was watching a

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

intending to take it to the kitchen, but Maria suddenly appeared beside

the table. You can go and

hesitated, but Maria took the empty plate from her hand and replaced it with a bowl

favorite snack.Go on, you can take it with you when you join

trying to create opportunities for the two of

was why he'd brought Mrs.Clark back

deep breath and went

Mr.Clark," she said softly, putting down the bowl of fruit on the table

living like this.She had so many questions, but she was afraid of angering

out a phone and handed

"Here," he said.

your sweetheart and tell him how well you're

I don't want to disturb his happiness," she

her

be

glanced coolly

this way.Keep in mind that your duty now is to live here and

duty? What did he

at him with her

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

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

the price she had to pay for her

the rest of the

until dawn, her

his

long time since he negotiated with

staff members there informed him that Lala was

had taken her

not trust Brian at

was willing

Molly entered the office, she saw that

the woman had left

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

walked towards

"Toby," she said.

called his name, he came

he said,

ignoring her, because his mind and heart were full of

 "I have some soup for you," she

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

sofa and handed him a

said, "Don't

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

was helping to clean the villa, she

but still, she couldn't stop

living room with a book in her

when her mobile phone suddenly rang,