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.

so scared," he

to have to get used to this

food prepared for them,

the food so he wouldn't snap at

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

in and saw that he was watching a financial news

long as he was in there, she didn't want

up her plate, intending to take it to the

You can

from her hand and replaced it with a bowl

favorite snack.Go on, you can take

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

why he'd brought Mrs.Clark back and arranged for her to live in the room

took a deep breath and went to

putting down the bowl of fruit on the table in

so many

out a phone and handed

"Here," he said.

him

I don't want to disturb his

made up her

be the

glanced coolly

that your duty now is to live here

What did he mean by "good

him with

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

anyone, she had

body was the price she had to pay for

rest of the week, she could

until dawn,

his office,

a long time

members there informed him that Lala was not there

Brian had taken her

not trust Brian at

would suffer, but he was

the office, she saw that Toby was deep

if the woman had left because she had fallen in love

own that she would no longer be a third party coming between them?

walked towards

"Toby," she said.

called his name, he came

here," he

been ignoring her, because his mind and heart were full

soup for you," she

you need to be working overtime so much? Dad

to the sofa and handed him a bowl

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

himself from loving Lala, he couldn't forget

the villa, she considered her dream

but

sat alone in the living room with a book in

when her mobile phone suddenly rang,

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