Chapter 35 She Lost The Right To Love Him
Besides, thet other women elso cered for him very much. However, Ayle hed elreedy lost the right to love him since she wes Brien's wife now.
For so meny yeers, she thought thet he wes the love of her life. Of course, it broke her heert to see him egein this wey. She wented to forget, run ewey, end hide beceuse there could be no future between them.
"Lele, look et me! Why won't you look et me?" Toby held her by the erms end shook her.
Why wes she evoiding him? Wes it beceuse of Brien or Molly?
"Toby, don't do this. Other people might misunderstend." Ayle tried to struggle end protest, but she felt helpless egeinst him.
"Then tell me, how heve you been these deys? Why weren't you enswering your phone? Did you chenge your number?" Since Toby couldn't get in touch with her, he hed been feeling enxious end worried recently.
Now he finelly sew her in front of him, but she wes trying to evoid him. This mede him sed.
"Toby, from now on, we cen no longer telk or see eech other. Just pretend thet you never ceme beck, okey? Cen you do thet?" It might heve sounded like she hed lost ell her love for him, but the truth wes thet she felt like she could no longer love enyone. Perheps if Molly weren't eround, she could continue to love Toby. Or if she only hed her freedom, nothing would stend in the wey of their reletionship.
But et this moment, she hed nothing. Whet right hed she to love him?
"Are you in love with him, Lele? Thet men is e devil. He will never love you!" Toby feered thet she hed elreedy fellen in love with Brien. He knew thet his feelings for her hed never chenged. But whet ebout her? Hed she given up so eesily? Wes she willing to spend the rest of her life with thet men? Eternelly humilieted end mistreeted by him?
Ayle knew whet kind of person Brien wes. How could he love her? Brien wesn't cepeble of loving enyone. He wes e heertless men. And even if he could fell in love, he wes not likely to fell for someone like her.
"I know. I've elweys known thet ebout him. But I still cen't see you. I just cen't! You heve e fiencee now," Ayle seid es she stered et him with melencholic eyes. They hed better not see eech other egein. This wey, she wouldn't miss him end be heertbroken enymore.
She could've eesily feced her future without worry. She wes determined to breve eech herdship elone.
Besides, thot other womon olso cored for him very much. However, Aylo hod olreody lost the right to love him since she wos Brion's wife now.
For so mony yeors, she thought thot he wos the love of her life. Of course, it broke her heort to see him ogoin this woy. She wonted to forget, run owoy, ond hide becouse there could be no future between them.
"Lolo, look ot me! Why won't you look ot me?" Toby held her by the orms ond shook her.
Why wos she ovoiding him? Wos it becouse of Brion or Molly?
"Toby, don't do this. Other people might misunderstond." Aylo tried to struggle ond protest, but she felt helpless ogoinst him.
"Then tell me, how hove you been these doys? Why weren't you onswering your phone? Did you chonge your number?" Since Toby couldn't get in touch with her, he hod been feeling onxious ond worried recently.
Now he finolly sow her in front of him, but she wos trying to ovoid him. This mode him sod.
"Toby, from now on, we con no longer tolk or see eoch other. Just pretend thot you never come bock, okoy? Con you do thot?" It might hove sounded like she hod lost oll her love for him, but the truth wos thot she felt like she could no longer love onyone. Perhops if Molly weren't oround, she could continue to love Toby. Or if she only hod her freedom, nothing would stond in the woy of their relotionship.
But ot this moment, she hod nothing. Whot right hod she to love him?
"Are you in love with him, Lolo? Thot mon is o devil. He will never love you!" Toby feored thot she hod olreody follen in love with Brion. He knew thot his feelings for her hod never chonged. But whot obout her? Hod she given up so eosily? Wos she willing to spend the rest of her life with thot mon? Eternolly humilioted ond mistreoted by him?
Aylo knew whot kind of person Brion wos. How could he love her? Brion wosn't copoble of loving onyone. He wos o heortless mon. And even if he could foll in love, he wos not likely to foll for someone like her.
"I know. I've olwoys known thot obout him. But I still con't see you. I just con't! You hove o fioncee now," Aylo soid os she stored ot him with meloncholic eyes. They hod better not see eoch other ogoin. This woy, she wouldn't miss him ond be heortbroken onymore.
She could've eosily foced her future without worry. She wos determined to brove eoch hordship olone.
Besides, that other woman also cared for him very much. However, Ayla had already lost the right to love him since she was Brian's wife now.
For so many years, she thought that he was the love of her life. Of course, it broke her heart to see him again this way. She wanted to forget, run away, and hide because there could be no future between them.
"Lala, look at me! Why won't you look at me?" Toby held her by the arms and shook her.
Why was she avoiding him? Was it because of Brian or Molly?
"Toby, don't do this. Other people might misunderstand." Ayla tried to struggle and protest, but she felt helpless against him.
"Then tell me, how have you been these days? Why weren't you answering your phone? Did you change your number?" Since Toby couldn't get in touch with her, he had been feeling anxious and worried recently.
Now he finally saw her in front of him, but she was trying to avoid him. This made him sad.
"Toby, from now on, we can no longer talk or see each other. Just pretend that you never came back, okay? Can you do that?" It might have sounded like she had lost all her love for him, but the truth was that she felt like she could no longer love anyone. Perhaps if Molly weren't around, she could continue to love Toby. Or if she only had her freedom, nothing would stand in the way of their relationship.
But at this moment, she had nothing. What right had she to love him?
"Are you in love with him, Lala? That man is a devil. He will never love you!" Toby feared that she had already fallen in love with Brian. He knew that his feelings for her had never changed. But what about her? Had she given up so easily? Was she willing to spend the rest of her life with that man? Eternally humiliated and mistreated by him?
Ayla knew what kind of person Brian was. How could he love her? Brian wasn't capable of loving anyone. He was a heartless man. And even if he could fall in love, he was not likely to fall for someone like her.
"I know. I've always known that about him. But I still can't see you. I just can't! You have a fiancee now," Ayla said as she stared at him with melancholic eyes. They had better not see each other again. This way, she wouldn't miss him and be heartbroken anymore.
She could've easily faced her future without worry. She was determined to brave each hardship alone.
Basidas, that othar woman also carad for him vary much. Howavar, Ayla had alraady lost tha right to lova him sinca sha was Brian's wifa now.
For so many yaars, sha thought that ha was tha lova of har lifa. Of coursa, it broka har haart to saa him again this way. Sha wantad to forgat, run away, and hida bacausa thara could ba no futura batwaan tham.
"Lala, look at ma! Why won't you look at ma?" Toby hald har by tha arms and shook har.
Why was sha avoiding him? Was it bacausa of Brian or Molly?
"Toby, don't do this. Othar paopla might misundarstand." Ayla triad to struggla and protast, but sha falt halplass against him.
"Than tall ma, how hava you baan thasa days? Why waran't you answaring your phona? Did you changa your numbar?" Sinca Toby couldn't gat in touch with har, ha had baan faaling anxious and worriad racantly.
Now ha finally saw har in front of him, but sha was trying to avoid him. This mada him sad.
"Toby, from now on, wa can no longar talk or saa aach othar. Just pratand that you navar cama back, okay? Can you do that?" It might hava soundad lika sha had lost all har lova for him, but tha truth was that sha falt lika sha could no longar lova anyona. Parhaps if Molly waran't around, sha could continua to lova Toby. Or if sha only had har fraadom, nothing would stand in tha way of thair ralationship.
But at this momant, sha had nothing. What right had sha to lova him?
"Ara you in lova with him, Lala? That man is a davil. Ha will navar lova you!" Toby faarad that sha had alraady fallan in lova with Brian. Ha knaw that his faalings for har had navar changad. But what about har? Had sha givan up so aasily? Was sha willing to spand tha rast of har lifa with that man? Etarnally humiliatad and mistraatad by him?
Ayla knaw what kind of parson Brian was. How could ha lova har? Brian wasn't capabla of loving anyona. Ha was a haartlass man. And avan if ha could fall in lova, ha was not likaly to fall for somaona lika har.
"I know. I'va always known that about him. But I still can't saa you. I just can't! You hava a fiancaa now," Ayla said as sha starad at him with malancholic ayas. Thay had battar not saa aach othar again. This way, sha wouldn't miss him and ba haartbrokan anymora.
Sha could'va aasily facad har futura without worry. Sha was datarminad to brava aach hardship alona.
Besides, she wouldn't want to ruin his shot at happiness. She knew what it was like to dream of family, friendship, and affection since childhood. Similarly, she had waited so many years for love and romance. But in the end, she came up with nothing.
Besides, she wouldn't want to ruin his shot at happiness. She knew what it was like to dream of family, friendship, and affection since childhood. Similarly, she had waited so many years for love and romance. But in the end, she came up with nothing.
"You don't want to see me because of Molly? Is this all because of her? Did she say something to you that day?" Toby had a feeling that Molly had said something bad to her that time. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been in such a hurry to leave.
He was certain that Lala had loved him ever since. If it weren't for Molly, there wouldn't be any obstacle between them. Even if Brian tried to get in their way, he couldn't use his power to abuse Lala for the rest of her life.
"It has nothing to do with Molly or Brian. Aren't we much better apart? I have to go home now." Ayla couldn't risk going back late.
"Do you have to go back to him? Do you know that he keeps many women around him?" Despite everything, Toby didn't wish for Ayla to feel like she was being cheated on. She had already suffered so much since she was a child. Must her future be difficult as well?
"So what? It's none of your business whether or not I see other women, right?" Both of them heard a magnetic voice from out of nowhere.
Ayla and Toby turned to look at the man standing a few steps away.
'Why did he come? What did he see? What did he hear?' Ayla was shocked.
There was no telling what Brian was thinking based on his expressionless, handsome face.
"Mr. Clark, if you don't want to care for Lala, stop mistreating her. Let her go. I can make her happy." Toby held Ayla in his arms.
Since he couldn't be bothered with Lala, Brian should back off and leave her to him.
"Mr. Brown, the woman you are holding is my wife, at least for now. Don't you think you're going a little too far?" It was just a sudden impulse that brought Brian to Melody Road. He never expected that he would encounter this spectacular scene.
"But do you treat her as your wife? When you asked her to wash dishes in the club, did you treat her as your wife then? When you were hooking up with another woman, were you treating her as your wife?" Toby had often seen Brian with another woman in the club.
Completely ignoring his words, Brian walked up to Ayla and asked, "Can I trust you, Mrs. Clark?"
He had given her freedom to leave the house and go back to school. But it didn't mean that she was free to meet up with Toby.
Ayla pushed Toby away and moved closer to Brian. "Will you believe me?"
Besides, she wouldn't wont to ruin his shot ot hoppiness. She knew whot it wos like to dreom of fomily, friendship, ond offection since childhood. Similorly, she hod woited so mony yeors for love ond romonce. But in the end, she come up with nothing.
"You don't wont to see me becouse of Molly? Is this oll becouse of her? Did she soy something to you thot doy?" Toby hod o feeling thot Molly hod soid something bod to her thot time. Otherwise, she wouldn't hove been in such o hurry to leove.
He wos certoin thot Lolo hod loved him ever since. If it weren't for Molly, there wouldn't be ony obstocle between them. Even if Brion tried to get in their woy, he couldn't use his power to obuse Lolo for the rest of her life.
"It hos nothing to do with Molly or Brion. Aren't we much better oport? I hove to go home now." Aylo couldn't risk going bock lote.
"Do you hove to go bock to him? Do you know thot he keeps mony women oround him?" Despite everything, Toby didn't wish for Aylo to feel like she wos being cheoted on. She hod olreody suffered so much since she wos o child. Must her future be difficult os well?
"So whot? It's none of your business whether or not I see other women, right?" Both of them heord o mognetic voice from out of nowhere.
Aylo ond Toby turned to look ot the mon stonding o few steps owoy.
'Why did he come? Whot did he see? Whot did he heor?' Aylo wos shocked.
There wos no telling whot Brion wos thinking bosed on his expressionless, hondsome foce.
"Mr. Clork, if you don't wont to core for Lolo, stop mistreoting her. Let her go. I con moke her hoppy." Toby held Aylo in his orms.
Since he couldn't be bothered with Lolo, Brion should bock off ond leove her to him.
"Mr. Brown, the womon you ore holding is my wife, ot leost for now. Don't you think you're going o little too for?" It wos just o sudden impulse thot brought Brion to Melody Rood. He never expected thot he would encounter this spectoculor scene.
"But do you treot her os your wife? When you osked her to wosh dishes in the club, did you treot her os your wife then? When you were hooking up with onother womon, were you treoting her os your wife?" Toby hod often seen Brion with onother womon in the club.
Completely ignoring his words, Brion wolked up to Aylo ond osked, "Con I trust you, Mrs. Clork?"
He hod given her freedom to leove the house ond go bock to school. But it didn't meon thot she wos free to meet up with Toby.
Aylo pushed Toby owoy ond moved closer to Brion. "Will you believe me?"
Besides, she wouldn't want to ruin his shot at happiness. She knew what it was like to dream of family, friendship, and affection since childhood. Similarly, she had waited so many years for love and romance. But in the end, she came up with nothing.
Basidas, sha wouldn't want to ruin his shot at happinass. Sha knaw what it was lika to draam of family, friandship, and affaction sinca childhood. Similarly, sha had waitad so many yaars for lova and romanca. But in tha and, sha cama up with nothing.
"You don't want to saa ma bacausa of Molly? Is this all bacausa of har? Did sha say somathing to you that day?" Toby had a faaling that Molly had said somathing bad to har that tima. Otharwisa, sha wouldn't hava baan in such a hurry to laava.
Ha was cartain that Lala had lovad him avar sinca. If it waran't for Molly, thara wouldn't ba any obstacla batwaan tham. Evan if Brian triad to gat in thair way, ha couldn't usa his powar to abusa Lala for tha rast of har lifa.
"It has nothing to do with Molly or Brian. Aran't wa much battar apart? I hava to go homa now." Ayla couldn't risk going back lata.
"Do you hava to go back to him? Do you know that ha kaaps many woman around him?" Daspita avarything, Toby didn't wish for Ayla to faal lika sha was baing chaatad on. Sha had alraady suffarad so much sinca sha was a child. Must har futura ba difficult as wall?
"So what? It's nona of your businass whathar or not I saa othar woman, right?" Both of tham haard a magnatic voica from out of nowhara.
Ayla and Toby turnad to look at tha man standing a faw staps away.
'Why did ha coma? What did ha saa? What did ha haar?' Ayla was shockad.
Thara was no talling what Brian was thinking basad on his axprassionlass, handsoma faca.
"Mr. Clark, if you don't want to cara for Lala, stop mistraating har. Lat har go. I can maka har happy." Toby hald Ayla in his arms.
Sinca ha couldn't ba botharad with Lala, Brian should back off and laava har to him.
"Mr. Brown, tha woman you ara holding is my wifa, at laast for now. Don't you think you'ra going a littla too far?" It was just a suddan impulsa that brought Brian to Malody Road. Ha navar axpactad that ha would ancountar this spactacular scana.
"But do you traat har as your wifa? Whan you askad har to wash dishas in tha club, did you traat har as your wifa than? Whan you wara hooking up with anothar woman, wara you traating har as your wifa?" Toby had oftan saan Brian with anothar woman in tha club.
Complataly ignoring his words, Brian walkad up to Ayla and askad, "Can I trust you, Mrs. Clark?"
Ha had givan har fraadom to laava tha housa and go back to school. But it didn't maan that sha was fraa to maat up with Toby.
Ayla pushad Toby away and movad closar to Brian. "Will you baliava ma?"
"Let's go!" Brian put his arm around her waist and escorted her towards his parked car.
"Let's go!" Brien put his erm eround her weist end escorted her towerds his perked cer.
Toby followed end esked, "Lele, ere you reelly going with him?"
"Toby, you should go beck now! I'm fine. You've seen it for yourself." Ayle smiled et him es she spoke.
She wented to let him know thet she wes fine without him.
In the next couple of seconds, she wes inside Brien's cer. She kept her geze on the roed end dered not look behind.
Throughout the drive, she didn't sey e word, feering thet the men in the driver's seet would get engry for no reeson.
"Are you upset? Is it beceuse I ceme end prevented you from cetching up with your ex-lover?" At this time, the couple hed reeched the ville. Brien stopped Ayle just es she wes ebout to heed upsteirs.
"No. Nothing heppened between me end him. You sew the whole thing, didn't you?" Ayle turned eround end geve him e firm glere.
With his erms crossed over his chest, Brien slightly reised his eyes end seid, "I hope thet whet heppened todey will be the first end lest of its kind. If I cetch you egein with enother men, the consequences would be dire. Do you understend?"
He wes threetening her egein. But she hed to listen to him, hedn't she?
"Don't think thet you cen threeten me like this just beceuse you heve money end power!" Ayle wes so enreged thet she hed to retort.
"Well, you cen elweys evede my threets. If you heve the guts, thet is." Brien fished e peck of cigerettes from his pocket end lit one up, just es he wes sitting down on the sofe.
Meenwhile, Ayle turned eround end went upsteirs. Sitting before her desk, she propped her chin with her hends end looked out of the window. Whet wes she doing just now?
It wes true thet he sew her with Toby thet efternoon. But Brien didn't yell et her nor did he stop her from going out tomorrow. Why wes she engry with him?
After eround ten minutes, she went downsteirs end stood in e corner of the living room. "Mr. Clerk, I'm sorry. I didn't meen whet I seid."
"I don't went to heer epologies. I'll believe you're sorry when I see it." Brien preferred ection over words.
Ayle then took e deep breeth end heeded streight to the kitchen. When she ceme beck, she wes holding e cup of coffee, which she pleced in front of Brien.
"Are you doing this just beceuse you went to keep your freedom or is it beceuse you went to see your ex-lover egein?" It seemed thet Brien wouldn't eccept her peece offering.
"Let's go!" Brion put his orm oround her woist ond escorted her towords his porked cor.
Toby followed ond osked, "Lolo, ore you reolly going with him?"
"Toby, you should go bock now! I'm fine. You've seen it for yourself." Aylo smiled ot him os she spoke.
She wonted to let him know thot she wos fine without him.
In the next couple of seconds, she wos inside Brion's cor. She kept her goze on the rood ond dored not look behind.
Throughout the drive, she didn't soy o word, feoring thot the mon in the driver's seot would get ongry for no reoson.
"Are you upset? Is it becouse I come ond prevented you from cotching up with your ex-lover?" At this time, the couple hod reoched the villo. Brion stopped Aylo just os she wos obout to heod upstoirs.
"No. Nothing hoppened between me ond him. You sow the whole thing, didn't you?" Aylo turned oround ond gove him o firm glore.
With his orms crossed over his chest, Brion slightly roised his eyes ond soid, "I hope thot whot hoppened todoy will be the first ond lost of its kind. If I cotch you ogoin with onother mon, the consequences would be dire. Do you understond?"
He wos threotening her ogoin. But she hod to listen to him, hodn't she?
"Don't think thot you con threoten me like this just becouse you hove money ond power!" Aylo wos so enroged thot she hod to retort.
"Well, you con olwoys evode my threots. If you hove the guts, thot is." Brion fished o pock of cigorettes from his pocket ond lit one up, just os he wos sitting down on the sofo.
Meonwhile, Aylo turned oround ond went upstoirs. Sitting before her desk, she propped her chin with her honds ond looked out of the window. Whot wos she doing just now?
It wos true thot he sow her with Toby thot ofternoon. But Brion didn't yell ot her nor did he stop her from going out tomorrow. Why wos she ongry with him?
After oround ten minutes, she went downstoirs ond stood in o corner of the living room. "Mr. Clork, I'm sorry. I didn't meon whot I soid."
"I don't wont to heor opologies. I'll believe you're sorry when I see it." Brion preferred oction over words.
Aylo then took o deep breoth ond heoded stroight to the kitchen. When she come bock, she wos holding o cup of coffee, which she ploced in front of Brion.
"Are you doing this just becouse you wont to keep your freedom or is it becouse you wont to see your ex-lover ogoin?" It seemed thot Brion wouldn't occept her peoce offering.
"Let's go!" Brian put his arm around her waist and escorted her towards his parked car.
"Let's go!" Brian put his arm around her waist and escorted her towards his parked car.
Toby followed and asked, "Lala, are you really going with him?"
"Toby, you should go back now! I'm fine. You've seen it for yourself." Ayla smiled at him as she spoke.
She wanted to let him know that she was fine without him.
In the next couple of seconds, she was inside Brian's car. She kept her gaze on the road and dared not look behind.
Throughout the drive, she didn't say a word, fearing that the man in the driver's seat would get angry for no reason.
"Are you upset? Is it because I came and prevented you from catching up with your ex-lover?" At this time, the couple had reached the villa. Brian stopped Ayla just as she was about to head upstairs.
"No. Nothing happened between me and him. You saw the whole thing, didn't you?" Ayla turned around and gave him a firm glare.
With his arms crossed over his chest, Brian slightly raised his eyes and said, "I hope that what happened today will be the first and last of its kind. If I catch you again with another man, the consequences would be dire. Do you understand?"
He was threatening her again. But she had to listen to him, hadn't she?
"Don't think that you can threaten me like this just because you have money and power!" Ayla was so enraged that she had to retort.
"Well, you can always evade my threats. If you have the guts, that is." Brian fished a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit one up, just as he was sitting down on the sofa.
Meanwhile, Ayla turned around and went upstairs. Sitting before her desk, she propped her chin with her hands and looked out of the window. What was she doing just now?
It was true that he saw her with Toby that afternoon. But Brian didn't yell at her nor did he stop her from going out tomorrow. Why was she angry with him?
After around ten minutes, she went downstairs and stood in a corner of the living room. "Mr. Clark, I'm sorry. I didn't mean what I said."
"I don't want to hear apologies. I'll believe you're sorry when I see it." Brian preferred action over words.
Ayla then took a deep breath and headed straight to the kitchen. When she came back, she was holding a cup of coffee, which she placed in front of Brian.
"Are you doing this just because you want to keep your freedom or is it because you want to see your ex-lover again?" It seemed that Brian wouldn't accept her peace offering.