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

sumptuous food prepared for them, but Ayla had

finish the food so he wouldn't snap

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

he was

home like this, and as long as he was in

take it to the kitchen, but Maria suddenly

You can go

plate from her hand and replaced it with a bowl

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

deliberately trying to create opportunities for the

brought Mrs.Clark back and arranged for her to live

breath and went to the

bowl of fruit on the table in front of

like this.She had so many questions,

a phone and

"Here," he said.

him how well you're

I don't want to disturb his happiness,"

had made up her mind not

be the other woman

glanced coolly

that your duty now is to live

he mean

at him with her lips

her duty to endure his overbearing attitude and satisfy his needs?She found her situation helpless and

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

she had to

the rest of the week, she could barely

stayed awake until dawn, her

in his office,

time since

he'd gone to the entertainment club, the staff members there informed him

had

did not trust Brian

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

office, she saw that Toby was

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

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

towards the

"Toby," she said.

his name,

he said, smiling at

been ignoring her, because his mind and heart were

for you," she said, holding up a

these past weeks.Do you need to be working overtime so much? Dad and Mom hope you'll be able to spend more time with

the sofa and handed

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

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

helping to clean the villa,

be able to, but

she sat alone in the living room with a book in

was getting drowsy when her mobile phone suddenly