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.

so

to have to

prepared for them, but

herself to finish the food so

room, where there was a large-screen

that he was watching a financial

was rare for him to stay at home like this, and as long as he was in there, she didn't

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

table. You

hesitated, but Maria took the empty plate from her hand

is Mr.Clark's favorite snack.Go on, you can take it with you when you join

to create opportunities for the two of them to get to know

he'd brought Mrs.Clark back and arranged for her to live

a deep breath and

putting down the bowl of

this.She had so many questions,

out a phone and handed it to

"Here," he said.

him how

want to disturb his happiness,"

her mind not to

want to be the other

glanced coolly at

your duty now is to

What did he mean

at him with her lips parted in

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

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

price she had

the week, she could barely

stayed awake until

seated in his

had been a long time since he negotiated

gone to the entertainment club, the staff members there informed him that Lala was

Brian had taken

trust Brian

that Lala would suffer, but he was willing to

entered the office, she saw that Toby was

Molly frowned, wondering if the woman

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

towards the

"Toby," she said.

his name,

hello.You're here," he

his mind and

have some soup for you," she said, holding up

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

led him to the sofa and handed him a bowl

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

loving Lala, he couldn't forget his duties towards

day, while Ayla was helping to clean the villa,

but still, she

alone in the living room with

her mobile