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

to have to get used to this

the sumptuous food prepared for them, but Ayla had lost

food so he wouldn't

dinner, Brian went to the living room, where there was a large-screen television mounted

he was watching a financial news

this, and as long as he was in

intending to take it to the

You

but Maria took the empty plate from her

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

create opportunities for the two of them to get to know

which was why he'd brought Mrs.Clark back and arranged for

took a deep breath and went to the living

putting down the bowl

to living like this.She had so many questions, but

phone

"Here," he said.

and tell him how well you're

I don't want to disturb his

up her

want to be the other woman

coolly

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

did he mean by "good

him with her

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

because he said he did not like spending the whole night with anyone, she

body was the price she had to pay for her luxurious living

the week, she could

awake until dawn, her

in his office, was feeling

been a long time since he negotiated with

members there informed him that Lala was not there

had taken her

trust Brian

Lala would suffer, but he was willing to

entered the office, she saw

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

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

walked towards the

"Toby," she said.

his name, he came to

he

her, because his mind and heart were full of thoughts

have some soup for you," she said, holding

to be working overtime so much? Dad and Mom hope you'll

led him to the sofa and handed him a bowl of

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

loving Lala, he couldn't forget his duties

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

she wouldn't be able to, but still,

the living room with a book in

mobile phone suddenly rang, jolting her