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 get used to

sumptuous food prepared for them, but Ayla had lost her

the food so he wouldn't snap at her

went to the living room, where there was a

in and saw that he was watching a financial

home like this, and as long as he

picked up her plate, intending to take it to the kitchen,

clean the table. You can go and keep

the empty plate from her hand and replaced it with a bowl

can take it with

the two of them to get

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

breath and

down the bowl of fruit on

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

out a phone and

"Here," he said.

and tell him

want to disturb his happiness,"

had made up her mind not to disturb

did not want to be the

glanced coolly

better this way.Keep in mind that your duty now is to live here and act as a good

duty? What did he

at him with her lips parted

his needs?She found her situation helpless and painful, and she had

not like spending the whole night with anyone, she had to drag her aching body back to her own room every time they

body was the price she had to pay for

rest of the week, she could barely

stayed awake until dawn, her

in his

long time

gone to the entertainment club, the staff members there informed him

Brian had taken her

trust Brian

was willing to gamble on

the office, she saw

about that woman again? Molly frowned, wondering if the woman had left

decided on her own that she

towards the

"Toby," she said.

his name,

hello.You're here," he said, smiling at

her, because his mind and heart were full of thoughts

some soup for you," she said, holding up a bag in

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 more time with

sofa and handed

said, "Don't worry.I'll come home early

couldn't stop himself from loving Lala, he

Ayla was helping to clean the villa,

but

living room with

mobile phone

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