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 scared," he

to get used

sumptuous food prepared for them, but Ayla

forced herself to finish the food so he wouldn't snap

room, where there

peeked in and saw that he

him to stay at home like this, and as long as he was in there,

picked up her plate, intending to take it to the kitchen,

clean the table. You

Maria took the empty plate from her hand and replaced it

on, you can take it

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

must have changed his mind, which was why he'd brought Mrs.Clark back and arranged for her to live

a deep breath and went to the living

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

not used to living like this.She had so

out a phone and handed it

"Here," he said.

and tell him how well you're

I don't want to disturb his happiness," she

made up her mind not to disturb

not want to be the other

glanced coolly at

now

What did he

at him with her lips

his needs?She found her situation helpless

because he said he did not like spending the whole night with anyone, she had to drag her

the price she had to pay for

rest of the

awake until dawn, her thoughts

seated in his office, was

a long time since he

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

Brian had taken her

trust Brian

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

Molly entered the office, she saw

Molly frowned, wondering if the woman had left because she

decided on her own that she would no longer be a third party coming

walked towards

"Toby," she said.

his name, he came to

he said, smiling at

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

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

these past weeks.Do you need to be working overtime so much? Dad

sofa and

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

himself from loving Lala, he couldn't

clean the villa, she considered her dream of returning

to, but still, she couldn't stop herself from

in the living room

drowsy when her mobile