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.

being so scared," he

to get used to

prepared for them, but Ayla had lost

herself to finish the food so he

living room, where there was a large-screen television

in and saw that he was watching a

rare for him to stay at home like this, and as long

take it to

clean the table. You can

plate from her hand and replaced it with a

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

trying to create opportunities for the two of them to get

brought Mrs.Clark back and arranged for her to live in the

breath and went to the living

bowl of fruit on

so many questions, but she

out a phone and handed it to

"Here," he said.

tell him how well you're

to disturb his

made up her mind not to

did not want to be the other woman

coolly

your duty now is to live here and act

duty? What did he mean

him with her

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

whole night with anyone, she had to

was the price she had to pay

of the week, she could

awake until dawn, her thoughts

his office,

been a long time

members there informed him that Lala was not

Brian had taken her

not trust Brian

was willing to gamble on his company's big

entered the office, she saw

if the woman had left because she had fallen in love with someone

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

towards the

"Toby," she said.

name, he

he said, smiling

because his mind and heart were

for you," she said,

so much? Dad and Mom hope

and handed

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

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

Ayla was helping to clean the

but still, she

she sat alone in the living room with a book in her

her mobile

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