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,"

have to get used to this

for them,

finish the food so he wouldn't snap at her

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

that he was

him to stay at home like this, and as long

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

clean the table. You can go and keep

plate from her hand

can

to create opportunities for the two of them to get to

mind, which was why he'd brought Mrs.Clark back and arranged for her to live in the room on the

deep breath and went to

said softly, putting down the bowl of fruit on the table in front

this.She had so many questions, but she was

phone and handed it

"Here," he said.

him

don't want to

had made up her mind not to disturb

want to be the

coolly at

that your duty now is

did he mean

at him with

her

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

had to pay for her luxurious living

the week, she could

until dawn, her

seated in his office,

long time since

club, the staff members there informed him that Lala was not there

Brian had

did not trust

that Lala would suffer, but he was willing to gamble on his company's

saw that Toby

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

that she

walked towards

"Toby," she said.

name, he came

here," he

been ignoring her, because his mind and heart were full of thoughts

you," she said,

to be working overtime so much?

him to the sofa and handed him a bowl of

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

couldn't stop himself from loving Lala, he couldn't

helping to clean the

be able to, but still, she couldn't

the living

drowsy when her mobile phone suddenly rang, jolting

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