The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

Chapter 42: He Does Things According To His Mood 

Brian looked at Ayla's slightly closed eyes.She looked like she was enduring a great pain caused by him.

"How much does that man love you? Is he the reason why you seem to be so afraid of me?"

His voice was so low, but it made her open her eyes wide.

Seeing the anger on his handsome face, Ayla wanted to explain.

But eventually, she decided not to say anything.

Sometimes, explaining about things he didn't like to hear only made him angrier.

And she didn't want it to happen right now.She grunted in pain.

Brian was taking his revenge.

But because of her injury, she had no strength to resist. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Ayla knew that she should refuse and push him away, but she couldn't.

In the end, she was so overwhelmed by fatigue that she lost consciousness.

It was already bright outside when she woke up.

The warm sunshine seeped through the thin gauze curtain and shone on her.

She subconsciously turned over only to touch a warm and solid body beside her."

"Ahhh!" she reflexively screamed.

However, when she got a clear view of the man's face and realized that it was Brian, she was totally astounded that she abruptly sat up.

Brian opened his eyes and looked at her, thinking about what happened last night.

It was actually his first time to sleep with a woman for a whole night.

But he didn't feel any disgust at all.

Following his gaze, Ayla looked at her body and then took a deep breath.

She wasn't wearing anything.

And his closeness and the way he stared at her made her feel so uncomfortable.

So she pulled the quilt to cover herself.

But when she did it, Brian's naked body was exposed before her eyes.

She didn't mean to see his body.

Ayla quickly turned her head away and said, "I didn't see anything."

She felt like their situation was so awkward and embarrassing.

Seeing the look on her face, Brian said, "We already had sex several times.I've seen and touched every inch of your body.What is the use of hiding it like that?"

He then stood up, picked up his pajamas on the floor, and put them on.

Ayla didn't say anything or even look at him.

She only turned around when she heard the door opened and closed.

When she was sure that he was gone, she checked the marks on her body as well as the messy bed sheet.

A strange feeling surged up her heart.

She was about to get out of the bed when she felt so sore all over her body that she couldn't even stand steadily.

In her heart, she couldn't help cursing Brian for being so harsh on her last night.

He was not the same as before.

Ayla dragged her sore body to the bathroom.

Standing in front of the mirror and looking at her reflection, she couldn't explain how she felt.

Because of the injury on her hand, she took a long time cleaning herself and getting dressed.

She then went downstairs when she was ready.

"Mrs.Clark, you're awake."

As soon as Maria saw Ayla going down the stairs, she immediately walked up to her and helped her.

"Mrs.Clark, are you going to the hospital today to have your hand checked?"

"No.I'm okay now."

Ayla just found it inconvenient to do things, but she didn't need to see a doctor anymore.

Brian was already in the dining room reading newspaper.

He looked so fresh and seemed in a good mood.

The aroma of his coffee filled the whole dining room.

"Maria, take her to the hospital today.I don't like doing things inconveniently in the bed," he said coldly.

His words made her blush.

"I...I'm not hungry yet.I'll go back to my room first."

She turned around and was about to walk out of the dining room.

However, Brian stood up, put down the newspaper in his hand, and said, "You'd better listen to me."

He then took his briefcase and suit jacket from Maria and left without saying anything more.

Since he was gone, Ayla turned around and sat down at the table.

Actually, she was starving now.

She didn't eat much last night, and she had been tortured by him the entire night.She was famished.

Maria knew that Ayla couldn't eat using chopsticks, so she specially made some chicken porridge this morning.

"Mrs.Clark, please eat more.Mr.Clark asked me to cook this especially for you."

I Ayla stared at the pot of chicken porridge on the table, wondering if Brian's attitude had already changed.

Did he transform into a good person all of a sudden? No, she didn't believe it.

A leopard couldn't change its spots, so Brian couldn't possibly change his nature.

Maybe he only changed his attitude towards her this morning because he was in a good mood.

After all, he always did things according to his mood, right? When he was happy, he could be amicable to others.

But when he was in a bad mood, he would either ignore people or talk to them coldly.

Ayla had not been with Brian for so long, but it seemed that she could already understand his temperament.

It was as if she was very much familiar with him.

He was unscrupulous in everything.

But at least, he hadn't been too cruel to her for the time being.

When Maria put down the bowl of chicken porridge in front of Ayla, she noticed that the young woman was in a daze, so she couldn't help teasing her.

"Mrs.Clark, do you already miss Mr.Clark? You know what, Mr.Clark never goes to work this late."

Ayla took a spoonful of porridge and stuffed it into her mouth, pondering on Maria's words.

Brian went to work late for the first time because of her.

What did it mean? After breakfast, she checked her wound.

Then she decided to go to the hospital with Maria to have it re-examined.

Besides, she didn't want to disobey him.

Molly looked at Toby, who wrapped his arms around her waist.

She didn't like seeing him so restless and absent-minded.

They had to retake a lot of shots because of him.

And she could only think of Ayla's absence as the reason why he seemed so strange today.

"Toby, are you still worried about Ayla?"

She couldn't take it anymore, so she whispered in his ear.She knew that it had something to do with Ayla.

Last night, he even questioned her why she did those things to Ayla.

She was just a woman who was in love.

To protect the man she loved, she had to be rude to a bitch who was trying to seduce him.

"You are thinking too much," Toby denied.

He didn't want to fight with Molly today, but actually, she was right.

He was not in the mood today because Ayla wasn't here, and he was so worried about her.

Yesterday, Ayla couldn't even hold the chopsticks.

So her injury must be serious.

He was thinking if he should go and see her.