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

to have to get used to

for

food so he

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

that he was watching a financial

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

picked up her plate, intending to take it to the kitchen, but Maria suddenly appeared beside

You can go and

took the empty plate from her hand and replaced it with a bowl of

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

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

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

took a deep breath and

bowl of fruit on the table in front

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

a phone

"Here," he said.

and tell him how well you're

don't want to disturb his happiness,"

her mind not to

want to be the other

coolly at

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

did he mean

at him with her lips

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

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

she had

rest of the week, she could

stayed awake until dawn, her thoughts

seated in his office, was feeling

long time since he negotiated

staff members there

had taken her

not trust

was willing to gamble on

office, she saw that Toby was

Molly frowned, wondering if the woman had left because

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

walked towards the

"Toby," she said.

Molly called his name, he came to

he said, smiling at

mind and heart were full of thoughts

you," she said, holding up a bag in her

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

sofa and handed

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

couldn't stop 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 to

to, but

sat alone in the living room

drowsy when her mobile phone suddenly rang, jolting her