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

began eating the sumptuous food prepared for

food so he wouldn't snap

room, where there was

that he was watching a financial news

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

take it to the kitchen,

You

but Maria took the empty plate from her hand and

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

opportunities for the two

he'd brought Mrs.Clark back and arranged for her to live in the room on the

a deep breath and

down the bowl of fruit on

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

brought out a phone and

"Here," he said.

him how well you're

to disturb

made up her mind not to

not want to be the

glanced coolly

duty now is to live here

he

him with her lips parted in

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

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

she had to pay for her luxurious

the rest of the week, she could

until dawn, her thoughts

his office,

been a long time since he negotiated

staff members there informed him that Lala

Brian had

trust

would suffer, but he was willing to

entered the office, she saw that Toby was deep

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

own that she would no longer be

towards

"Toby," she said.

name, he

he said, smiling at

mind and heart

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

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

him to the sofa and handed him a

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

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

day, while Ayla was helping to clean the villa, she considered her dream of returning

able to, but

sat alone in the living room with

getting drowsy when her mobile phone suddenly rang, jolting

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