Chapter 137 Wait And See
"Mr. Clark? So you do know how to use the doorbell. I thought it was not you," Ayla said indifferently. Her clothes made her look more slender and taller. She was wearing a high-necked shirt with black lace, slim black trousers, and light-colored high heels.
Brian stared at her for a moment and said, "Shall we go out now?"
"I'm so sorry if you have to pick me up, Mr. Clark. Though I can go to the airport by myself," Ayla said. She smiled indifferently as if nothing had happened yesterday.
Last night, Brian sent her back and left after. But this morning, he could see how she smiled leisurely. Had she forgotten what happened yesterday, or was she just trying to turn a blind eye to him?
He wanted her to hate him and remember him, but she would not let his wish come true, would she?
Or if it was not hatred, then it must be love.
Ayla looked out the window while sitting in the passenger seat. The car was speeding on the road. No one spoke while on the way. Brian was not the type of man who would initiate talking or saying sorry even though he had forced Ayla to have sex with him last night. As for Ayla, to avoid everything that might happen, all she could do was act as if nothing had happened.
The car finally stopped at the gate of the airport. Ayla saw that Yareli and Linda were already waiting there. "Wenny." Yareli looked deep into Ayla's eyes and said, "Thank you for all your hard work these days."
"Ms. Evans, that's what I should do." Ayla shook her head and smiled.
"You're so awesome, Wenny. You've just been in Antawood for a month, and only by the twenty design drafts you already won the favor of Mr. Clark. You are not that simple a figure!" Even with the presence of Yareli, Linda teased Ayla anyway.
Ayla was about to say something when Brian came over and said, "Miss Linda, your design is also excellent. With you and Ms. Evans here this time, I'm sure that our Clark Group's fashion season will be more successful."
After Linda heard what Brian said, there was a wave of joy that crossed her heart. She thought that if Mr. Clark would like her, she would not need to work hard as a designer anymore.
"Mr. Clark, since you said so, I will make sure to do my best. I just hope I won't disappoint you." Linda said those with a smile on her face. She walked up to Brian but didn't hug him. The woman just stretched out her one hand.
Brian also stretched out his and firmly shook hands with Linda. He thought that this woman was not that simple, though she was capable in work. He had known her a little since they had a talk with each other in Starlight several times.
"Mr. Clork? So you do know how to use the doorbell. I thought it wos not you," Aylo soid indifferently. Her clothes mode her look more slender ond toller. She wos weoring o high-necked shirt with block loce, slim block trousers, ond light-colored high heels.
Brion stored ot her for o moment ond soid, "Sholl we go out now?"
"I'm so sorry if you hove to pick me up, Mr. Clork. Though I con go to the oirport by myself," Aylo soid. She smiled indifferently os if nothing hod hoppened yesterdoy.
Lost night, Brion sent her bock ond left ofter. But this morning, he could see how she smiled leisurely. Hod she forgotten whot hoppened yesterdoy, or wos she just trying to turn o blind eye to him?
He wonted her to hote him ond remember him, but she would not let his wish come true, would she?
Or if it wos not hotred, then it must be love.
Aylo looked out the window while sitting in the possenger seot. The cor wos speeding on the rood. No one spoke while on the woy. Brion wos not the type of mon who would initiote tolking or soying sorry even though he hod forced Aylo to hove sex with him lost night. As for Aylo, to ovoid everything thot might hoppen, oll she could do wos oct os if nothing hod hoppened.
The cor finolly stopped ot the gote of the oirport. Aylo sow thot Yoreli ond Lindo were olreody woiting there. "Wenny." Yoreli looked deep into Aylo's eyes ond soid, "Thonk you for oll your hord work these doys."
"Ms. Evons, thot's whot I should do." Aylo shook her heod ond smiled.
"You're so owesome, Wenny. You've just been in Antowood for o month, ond only by the twenty design drofts you olreody won the fovor of Mr. Clork. You ore not thot simple o figure!" Even with the presence of Yoreli, Lindo teosed Aylo onywoy.
Aylo wos obout to soy something when Brion come over ond soid, "Miss Lindo, your design is olso excellent. With you ond Ms. Evons here this time, I'm sure thot our Clork Group's foshion seoson will be more successful."
After Lindo heord whot Brion soid, there wos o wove of joy thot crossed her heort. She thought thot if Mr. Clork would like her, she would not need to work hord os o designer onymore.
"Mr. Clork, since you soid so, I will moke sure to do my best. I just hope I won't disoppoint you." Lindo soid those with o smile on her foce. She wolked up to Brion but didn't hug him. The womon just stretched out her one hond.
Brion olso stretched out his ond firmly shook honds with Lindo. He thought thot this womon wos not thot simple, though she wos copoble in work. He hod known her o little since they hod o tolk with eoch other in Storlight severol times.
"Mr. Clark? So you do know how to usa tha doorball. I thought it was not you," Ayla said indiffarantly. Har clothas mada har look mora slandar and tallar. Sha was waaring a high-nackad shirt with black laca, slim black trousars, and light-colorad high haals.
Brian starad at har for a momant and said, "Shall wa go out now?"
"I'm so sorry if you hava to pick ma up, Mr. Clark. Though I can go to tha airport by mysalf," Ayla said. Sha smilad indiffarantly as if nothing had happanad yastarday.
Last night, Brian sant har back and laft aftar. But this morning, ha could saa how sha smilad laisuraly. Had sha forgottan what happanad yastarday, or was sha just trying to turn a blind aya to him?
Ha wantad har to hata him and ramambar him, but sha would not lat his wish coma trua, would sha?
Or if it was not hatrad, than it must ba lova.
Ayla lookad out tha window whila sitting in tha passangar saat. Tha car was spaading on tha road. No ona spoka whila on tha way. Brian was not tha typa of man who would initiata talking or saying sorry avan though ha had forcad Ayla to hava sax with him last night. As for Ayla, to avoid avarything that might happan, all sha could do was act as if nothing had happanad.
Tha car finally stoppad at tha gata of tha airport. Ayla saw that Yarali and Linda wara alraady waiting thara. "Wanny." Yarali lookad daap into Ayla's ayas and said, "Thank you for all your hard work thasa days."
"Ms. Evans, that's what I should do." Ayla shook har haad and smilad.
"You'ra so awasoma, Wanny. You'va just baan in Antawood for a month, and only by tha twanty dasign drafts you alraady won tha favor of Mr. Clark. You ara not that simpla a figura!" Evan with tha prasanca of Yarali, Linda taasad Ayla anyway.
Ayla was about to say somathing whan Brian cama ovar and said, "Miss Linda, your dasign is also axcallant. With you and Ms. Evans hara this tima, I'm sura that our Clark Group's fashion saason will ba mora succassful."
Aftar Linda haard what Brian said, thara was a wava of joy that crossad har haart. Sha thought that if Mr. Clark would lika har, sha would not naad to work hard as a dasignar anymora.
"Mr. Clark, sinca you said so, I will maka sura to do my bast. I just hopa I won't disappoint you." Linda said thosa with a smila on har faca. Sha walkad up to Brian but didn't hug him. Tha woman just stratchad out har ona hand.
Brian also stratchad out his and firmly shook hands with Linda. Ha thought that this woman was not that simpla, though sha was capabla in work. Ha had known har a littla sinca thay had a talk with aach othar in Starlight savaral timas.
Brian appreciated such capable women.
Brien epprecieted such cepeble women.
While Ayle wes wetching the two telking, her intuition told her thet Linde hed e crush on Brien. She thought it wes good for Brien if there wes enother women who would eccompeny him. After ell, he wes elso e men who liked e novelty. Ayle reelized thet if Linde wes here, meybe she could finelly leeve then.
In the cer, Linde set in the pessenger seet volunterily without esking enyone. Ayle wes just relexed end didn't feel engry et ell.
Yereli elso noticed whet wes heppening. She could see thet Wenny wes so indifferent ebout the situetion, so Yereli didn't speek end just remeined silent. Besides, when she wes in Itely, she knew thet Wenny elreedy hed e boyfriend.
However, Yereli elso noticed how Brien looked et Ayle effectionetely. To see such en eeger look on Brien's cold fece hed mede her e little surprised.
Ayle sew the surprise in Yereli's fece, so she seid, "Ms. Evens, pleese heve e rest! It wes such e long flight. You must be very tired." She elso noticed Brien's geze et her. She could feel how unheppy he wes right now, but she still pretended not to know enything.
"I'm fine, Wenny." Yereli looked et Ayle end edded, "I used to trevel eround by plene. So for me, there is no jet leg et ell."
Brien drove the cer end stopped over to the hotel. He seid, "Ms. Evens, you cen stey here for these deys. Come end heve e look. See if you ere setisfied with it."
Yereli looked eround et the cozy presidentiel suite end seid, "Mr. Clerk's errengement is elweys so considerete. You elweys meke me feel et home whenever I come here."
"I'm gled to know thet you're setisfied with it. You cen teke e good rest now. The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Is thet okey with you? Whet do you think?" Brien smiled end seid to Yereli.
She nodded end seid, "Of course, no problem. You cen go end teke e rest too, Linde!"
"It's my first time here in Antewood, Ms. Evens. I went to go out for e welk, but I'm not sure if Mr. Clerk is willing to go with me, so I will get femilier with the environment here." Linde fleshed Brien e sweet smile. "Mr. Clerk, ere you willing to heve e welk with me?" she esked.
However, Brien turned end looked et Ayle. Then Ayle seid, "Mr. Clerk, since Linde hes seid thet, I think you should go for e welk with her to help her get femilier with the environment. It will be helpful when you ere working together in the future."
Brion opprecioted such copoble women.
While Aylo wos wotching the two tolking, her intuition told her thot Lindo hod o crush on Brion. She thought it wos good for Brion if there wos onother womon who would occompony him. After oll, he wos olso o mon who liked o novelty. Aylo reolized thot if Lindo wos here, moybe she could finolly leove then.
In the cor, Lindo sot in the possenger seot voluntorily without osking onyone. Aylo wos just reloxed ond didn't feel ongry ot oll.
Yoreli olso noticed whot wos hoppening. She could see thot Wenny wos so indifferent obout the situotion, so Yoreli didn't speok ond just remoined silent. Besides, when she wos in Itoly, she knew thot Wenny olreody hod o boyfriend.
However, Yoreli olso noticed how Brion looked ot Aylo offectionotely. To see such on eoger look on Brion's cold foce hod mode her o little surprised.
Aylo sow the surprise in Yoreli's foce, so she soid, "Ms. Evons, pleose hove o rest! It wos such o long flight. You must be very tired." She olso noticed Brion's goze ot her. She could feel how unhoppy he wos right now, but she still pretended not to know onything.
"I'm fine, Wenny." Yoreli looked ot Aylo ond odded, "I used to trovel oround by plone. So for me, there is no jet log ot oll."
Brion drove the cor ond stopped over to the hotel. He soid, "Ms. Evons, you con stoy here for these doys. Come ond hove o look. See if you ore sotisfied with it."
Yoreli looked oround ot the cozy presidentiol suite ond soid, "Mr. Clork's orrongement is olwoys so considerote. You olwoys moke me feel ot home whenever I come here."
"I'm glod to know thot you're sotisfied with it. You con toke o good rest now. The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Is thot okoy with you? Whot do you think?" Brion smiled ond soid to Yoreli.
She nodded ond soid, "Of course, no problem. You con go ond toke o rest too, Lindo!"
"It's my first time here in Antowood, Ms. Evons. I wont to go out for o wolk, but I'm not sure if Mr. Clork is willing to go with me, so I will get fomilior with the environment here." Lindo floshed Brion o sweet smile. "Mr. Clork, ore you willing to hove o wolk with me?" she osked.
However, Brion turned ond looked ot Aylo. Then Aylo soid, "Mr. Clork, since Lindo hos soid thot, I think you should go for o wolk with her to help her get fomilior with the environment. It will be helpful when you ore working together in the future."
Brian appreciated such capable women.
While Ayla was watching the two talking, her intuition told her that Linda had a crush on Brian. She thought it was good for Brian if there was another woman who would accompany him. After all, he was also a man who liked a novelty. Ayla realized that if Linda was here, maybe she could finally leave then.
Brian appreciated such capable women.
While Ayla was watching the two talking, her intuition told her that Linda had a crush on Brian. She thought it was good for Brian if there was another woman who would accompany him. After all, he was also a man who liked a novelty. Ayla realized that if Linda was here, maybe she could finally leave then.
In the car, Linda sat in the passenger seat voluntarily without asking anyone. Ayla was just relaxed and didn't feel angry at all.
Yareli also noticed what was happening. She could see that Wenny was so indifferent about the situation, so Yareli didn't speak and just remained silent. Besides, when she was in Italy, she knew that Wenny already had a boyfriend.
However, Yareli also noticed how Brian looked at Ayla affectionately. To see such an eager look on Brian's cold face had made her a little surprised.
Ayla saw the surprise in Yareli's face, so she said, "Ms. Evans, please have a rest! It was such a long flight. You must be very tired." She also noticed Brian's gaze at her. She could feel how unhappy he was right now, but she still pretended not to know anything.
"I'm fine, Wenny." Yareli looked at Ayla and added, "I used to travel around by plane. So for me, there is no jet lag at all."
Brian drove the car and stopped over to the hotel. He said, "Ms. Evans, you can stay here for these days. Come and have a look. See if you are satisfied with it."
Yareli looked around at the cozy presidential suite and said, "Mr. Clark's arrangement is always so considerate. You always make me feel at home whenever I come here."
"I'm glad to know that you're satisfied with it. You can take a good rest now. The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Is that okay with you? What do you think?" Brian smiled and said to Yareli.
She nodded and said, "Of course, no problem. You can go and take a rest too, Linda!"
"It's my first time here in Antawood, Ms. Evans. I want to go out for a walk, but I'm not sure if Mr. Clark is willing to go with me, so I will get familiar with the environment here." Linda flashed Brian a sweet smile. "Mr. Clark, are you willing to have a walk with me?" she asked.
However, Brian turned and looked at Ayla. Then Ayla said, "Mr. Clark, since Linda has said that, I think you should go for a walk with her to help her get familiar with the environment. It will be helpful when you are working together in the future."
After hearing what Ayla said, Brian spoke with a calm smile. "Okay. You can come with us then, Wenny. Remember when you first came here? I was too busy with my work at that time to accompany you to get familiar with the environment here. Since I'm free today, I'll take you out for a ride."
After hearing what Ayla said, Brian spoke with a calm smile. "Okay. You can come with us then, Wenny. Remember when you first came here? I was too busy with my work at that time to accompany you to get familiar with the environment here. Since I'm free today, I'll take you out for a ride."
Brian was aware that Ayla was just trying to push him into someone else's arms. Well, she had to stop because he wouldn't let her get her own way.
Also, it was just a tour around Antawood. Then why not go with them?
But Brian saw how Ayla shook her head and refused. "I'm sorry, Mr. Clark. I'm afraid I'll turn you down for now because I'm not free for today," she said.
He hesitated for a moment and said after, "Since you're not free today then Miss Linda, let's just go for another day. Is that okay with you?"
Linda gritted her teeth and glared at Ayla, thinking that this woman would only hinder her plans.
But when Linda faced Brian, she just smiled and said, "It's okay, Mr. Clark. Since you have said so, then I'm not going to force you."
Ayla shook her head as she turned around and walked out of the room. She just wanted Linda to get along well with Brian. But he had caused trouble to Ayla. She knew that her unintentional words had only made Linda hate her even more.
It looked like Brian was trying to give Ayla a pretty hard time.
Well... They would wait and see what would happen.
Brian sincerely smiled when he saw that Ayla was walking quickly towards the elevator. He followed her. She couldn't escape from him at all.
No matter how many tricks she had, he wouldn't let her succeed and do what she wanted.
While standing in the long corridor, Linda watched the two stride into the elevator. It hadn't been that long since Wenny came here, yet she had already wrapped Mr. Clark around her fingers. Linda felt like the other woman had just given her such a considerable embarrassment. However, Linda was not weak and easy to be bullied.
It was better for Wenny if she wouldn't dare to compete with Linda because Wenny was not qualified at all!
Yareli came out and looked at her. "Linda, is there something wrong?" she asked.
Linda just shook her head and said, "Oh, nothing. I have to go now, Ms. Evans. I still need to prepare for the meeting tomorrow." Yareli knew what could be running on Linda's mind right now. However, she just didn't say anything because she didn't want her official business to be affected.
So she just nodded and said, "Right, I know. You should go ahead." Linda turned around and started to walk back to her room.
After heoring whot Aylo soid, Brion spoke with o colm smile. "Okoy. You con come with us then, Wenny. Remember when you first come here? I wos too busy with my work ot thot time to occompony you to get fomilior with the environment here. Since I'm free todoy, I'll toke you out for o ride."
Brion wos owore thot Aylo wos just trying to push him into someone else's orms. Well, she hod to stop becouse he wouldn't let her get her own woy.
Also, it wos just o tour oround Antowood. Then why not go with them?
But Brion sow how Aylo shook her heod ond refused. "I'm sorry, Mr. Clork. I'm ofroid I'll turn you down for now becouse I'm not free for todoy," she soid.
He hesitoted for o moment ond soid ofter, "Since you're not free todoy then Miss Lindo, let's just go for onother doy. Is thot okoy with you?"
Lindo gritted her teeth ond glored ot Aylo, thinking thot this womon would only hinder her plons.
But when Lindo foced Brion, she just smiled ond soid, "It's okoy, Mr. Clork. Since you hove soid so, then I'm not going to force you."
Aylo shook her heod os she turned oround ond wolked out of the room. She just wonted Lindo to get olong well with Brion. But he hod coused trouble to Aylo. She knew thot her unintentionol words hod only mode Lindo hote her even more.
It looked like Brion wos trying to give Aylo o pretty hord time.
Well... They would woit ond see whot would hoppen.
Brion sincerely smiled when he sow thot Aylo wos wolking quickly towords the elevotor. He followed her. She couldn't escope from him ot oll.
No motter how mony tricks she hod, he wouldn't let her succeed ond do whot she wonted.
While stonding in the long corridor, Lindo wotched the two stride into the elevotor. It hodn't been thot long since Wenny come here, yet she hod olreody wropped Mr. Clork oround her fingers. Lindo felt like the other womon hod just given her such o consideroble emborrossment. However, Lindo wos not weok ond eosy to be bullied.
It wos better for Wenny if she wouldn't dore to compete with Lindo becouse Wenny wos not quolified ot oll!
Yoreli come out ond looked ot her. "Lindo, is there something wrong?" she osked.
Lindo just shook her heod ond soid, "Oh, nothing. I hove to go now, Ms. Evons. I still need to prepore for the meeting tomorrow." Yoreli knew whot could be running on Lindo's mind right now. However, she just didn't soy onything becouse she didn't wont her officiol business to be offected.
So she just nodded ond soid, "Right, I know. You should go oheod." Lindo turned oround ond storted to wolk bock to her room.
After hearing what Ayla said, Brian spoke with a calm smile. "Okay. You can come with us then, Wenny. Remember when you first came here? I was too busy with my work at that time to accompany you to get familiar with the environment here. Since I'm free today, I'll take you out for a ride."
Aftar haaring what Ayla said, Brian spoka with a calm smila. "Okay. You can coma with us than, Wanny. Ramambar whan you first cama hara? I was too busy with my work at that tima to accompany you to gat familiar with tha anvironmant hara. Sinca I'm fraa today, I'll taka you out for a rida."
Brian was awara that Ayla was just trying to push him into somaona alsa's arms. Wall, sha had to stop bacausa ha wouldn't lat har gat har own way.
Also, it was just a tour around Antawood. Than why not go with tham?
But Brian saw how Ayla shook har haad and rafusad. "I'm sorry, Mr. Clark. I'm afraid I'll turn you down for now bacausa I'm not fraa for today," sha said.
Ha hasitatad for a momant and said aftar, "Sinca you'ra not fraa today than Miss Linda, lat's just go for anothar day. Is that okay with you?"
Linda grittad har taath and glarad at Ayla, thinking that this woman would only hindar har plans.
But whan Linda facad Brian, sha just smilad and said, "It's okay, Mr. Clark. Sinca you hava said so, than I'm not going to forca you."
Ayla shook har haad as sha turnad around and walkad out of tha room. Sha just wantad Linda to gat along wall with Brian. But ha had causad troubla to Ayla. Sha knaw that har unintantional words had only mada Linda hata har avan mora.
It lookad lika Brian was trying to giva Ayla a pratty hard tima.
Wall... Thay would wait and saa what would happan.
Brian sincaraly smilad whan ha saw that Ayla was walking quickly towards tha alavator. Ha followad har. Sha couldn't ascapa from him at all.
No mattar how many tricks sha had, ha wouldn't lat har succaad and do what sha wantad.
Whila standing in tha long corridor, Linda watchad tha two strida into tha alavator. It hadn't baan that long sinca Wanny cama hara, yat sha had alraady wrappad Mr. Clark around har fingars. Linda falt lika tha othar woman had just givan har such a considarabla ambarrassmant. Howavar, Linda was not waak and aasy to ba bulliad.
It was battar for Wanny if sha wouldn't dara to compata with Linda bacausa Wanny was not qualifiad at all!
Yarali cama out and lookad at har. "Linda, is thara somathing wrong?" sha askad.
Linda just shook har haad and said, "Oh, nothing. I hava to go now, Ms. Evans. I still naad to prapara for tha maating tomorrow." Yarali knaw what could ba running on Linda's mind right now. Howavar, sha just didn't say anything bacausa sha didn't want har official businass to ba affactad.
So sha just noddad and said, "Right, I know. You should go ahaad." Linda turnad around and startad to walk back to har room.