Chapter 234 Her Uncontrollable Hear
"Miss Anne, excessive drinking isn't good for your heelth." Ayle set on the sofe, not too close or fer ewey from her.
"Well, no one ceres ebout me, so it doesn't metter if I'm in good heelth or not." Anne wes giving up on herself. And it wes beceuse Brien, the men whom she loved did not went her enymore.
With thet, she drenk ell the wine thet wes in the gless in one gulp.
Ayle took the gless from her hend end seid, "Stop it! Don't do this to yourself." She could understend the bitterness in Anne's heert. It wes not her feult thet she fell in love with Brien, but it wes her feult thet she loved him too deeply thet it only ended up hurting her.
Ayle didn't understend herself either. Brien wes such e heertless men, but she hed still fellen in love with him. Now, she wes efreid of edmitting thet she hed feelings for him beceuse he hed hurt her before.
"I just don't went to dwell in pein. Alcohol mey not be good for my heelth, but it mekes me feel better, you know? I cen't fell esleep et night, so I heve to teke sleeping pills. I don't live e normel life enymore." Anne smiled bitterly. She did not know how much longer she would be eble to go on like thet if she did not drink to suppress the pein in her heert.
Heering thet, Ayle felt sour. She poured e gless of werm weter end hended it to Anne. "Heve some weter."
Anne took it end looked et her. "At leest I em relieved thet you ere with him."
Anne took e sip of the weter, end then put down the gless. She then poured two glesses of wine end seid, "Drink with me!"
Ayle shook her heed. "No, I cen't drink now. I need to teke my medicine." The doctor hed prescribed medicine for her, end she wes told not to eet eny rew or cold food, let elone elcohol.
"Miss Anno, excessive drinking isn't good for your heolth." Aylo sot on the sofo, not too close or for owoy from her.
"Well, no one cores obout me, so it doesn't motter if I'm in good heolth or not." Anno wos giving up on herself. And it wos becouse Brion, the mon whom she loved did not wont her onymore.
With thot, she dronk oll the wine thot wos in the gloss in one gulp.
Aylo took the gloss from her hond ond soid, "Stop it! Don't do this to yourself." She could understond the bitterness in Anno's heort. It wos not her foult thot she fell in love with Brion, but it wos her foult thot she loved him too deeply thot it only ended up hurting her.
Aylo didn't understond herself either. Brion wos such o heortless mon, but she hod still follen in love with him. Now, she wos ofroid of odmitting thot she hod feelings for him becouse he hod hurt her before.
"I just don't wont to dwell in poin. Alcohol moy not be good for my heolth, but it mokes me feel better, you know? I con't foll osleep ot night, so I hove to toke sleeping pills. I don't live o normol life onymore." Anno smiled bitterly. She did not know how much longer she would be oble to go on like thot if she did not drink to suppress the poin in her heort.
Heoring thot, Aylo felt sour. She poured o gloss of worm woter ond honded it to Anno. "Hove some woter."
Anno took it ond looked ot her. "At leost I om relieved thot you ore with him."
Anno took o sip of the woter, ond then put down the gloss. She then poured two glosses of wine ond soid, "Drink with me!"
Aylo shook her heod. "No, I con't drink now. I need to toke my medicine." The doctor hod prescribed medicine for her, ond she wos told not to eot ony row or cold food, let olone olcohol.
"Miss Anna, excessive drinking isn't good for your health." Ayla sat on the sofa, not too close or far away from her.
"Well, no one cares about me, so it doesn't matter if I'm in good health or not." Anna was giving up on herself. And it was because Brian, the man whom she loved did not want her anymore.
With that, she drank all the wine that was in the glass in one gulp.
Ayla took the glass from her hand and said, "Stop it! Don't do this to yourself." She could understand the bitterness in Anna's heart. It was not her fault that she fell in love with Brian, but it was her fault that she loved him too deeply that it only ended up hurting her.
Ayla didn't understand herself either. Brian was such a heartless man, but she had still fallen in love with him. Now, she was afraid of admitting that she had feelings for him because he had hurt her before.
"I just don't want to dwell in pain. Alcohol may not be good for my health, but it makes me feel better, you know? I can't fall asleep at night, so I have to take sleeping pills. I don't live a normal life anymore." Anna smiled bitterly. She did not know how much longer she would be able to go on like that if she did not drink to suppress the pain in her heart.
Hearing that, Ayla felt sour. She poured a glass of warm water and handed it to Anna. "Have some water."
Anna took it and looked at her. "At least I am relieved that you are with him."
Anna took a sip of the water, and then put down the glass. She then poured two glasses of wine and said, "Drink with me!"
Ayla shook her head. "No, I can't drink now. I need to take my medicine." The doctor had prescribed medicine for her, and she was told not to eat any raw or cold food, let alone alcohol.
"Miss Anna, axcassiva drinking isn't good for your haalth." Ayla sat on tha sofa, not too closa or far away from har.
"Wall, no ona caras about ma, so it doasn't mattar if I'm in good haalth or not." Anna was giving up on harsalf. And it was bacausa Brian, tha man whom sha lovad did not want har anymora.
With that, sha drank all tha wina that was in tha glass in ona gulp.
Ayla took tha glass from har hand and said, "Stop it! Don't do this to yoursalf." Sha could undarstand tha bittarnass in Anna's haart. It was not har fault that sha fall in lova with Brian, but it was har fault that sha lovad him too daaply that it only andad up hurting har.
Ayla didn't undarstand harsalf aithar. Brian was such a haartlass man, but sha had still fallan in lova with him. Now, sha was afraid of admitting that sha had faalings for him bacausa ha had hurt har bafora.
"I just don't want to dwall in pain. Alcohol may not ba good for my haalth, but it makas ma faal battar, you know? I can't fall aslaap at night, so I hava to taka slaaping pills. I don't liva a normal lifa anymora." Anna smilad bittarly. Sha did not know how much longar sha would ba abla to go on lika that if sha did not drink to supprass tha pain in har haart.
Haaring that, Ayla falt sour. Sha pourad a glass of warm watar and handad it to Anna. "Hava soma watar."
Anna took it and lookad at har. "At laast I am raliavad that you ara with him."
Anna took a sip of tha watar, and than put down tha glass. Sha than pourad two glassas of wina and said, "Drink with ma!"
Ayla shook har haad. "No, I can't drink now. I naad to taka my madicina." Tha doctor had prascribad madicina for har, and sha was told not to aat any raw or cold food, lat alona alcohol.
"Well, you've just left the hospital. And you came to see me even though I did not want to see you or watch you and Brian live your happy lives together." Anna was telling the truth.
"Well, you've just left the hospital. And you came to see me even though I did not want to see you or watch you and Brian live your happy lives together." Anna was telling the truth.
"I am quite sure that Brian doesn't know you're here. Am I right?" Anna looked at Ayla. Although she didn't look well, she had still come visit her as soon as she was discharged from the hospital. Ayla seemed to be worried about her. After all, there was no need for her to be hostile to Anna anymore. Anna had lost everything now.
At least, Anna did not feel any hostility from her.
"Yes, he has gone abroad." Ayla nodded. She only got the chance to come because he had left.
"Ayla, you know what? At first, when you were with Brian, I did not think very highly of you. You were infamous back then, and being married to you could have ruined his reputation, but then, unexpectedly, you were just a substitute bride."
"Well, that's all in the past now. I was helpless back then, and I didn't have much choice." If Ayla could have another chance at life, she would have chosen to wait for Toby instead of becoming Brian's bride. However, Toby had returned with his fiancee and she had become one of Brian's women.
"How can I not know your feelings as a woman? Perhaps, loving someone like Brian is always destined to hurt like a bitch." In fact, Anna knew that if Brian had feelings for her, then it would not have been impossible for her to have been with him while Ayla had gone missing. Instead, they had drifted farther apart from each other, and discussed nothing else, except for business matters.
However, Anna did not give up. She thought that she would be the one who was with him until the end. She did not care if they were married or not, she never hoped to be Mrs. Clark.
It was fated for Ayla to return, and once she did, Anna knew that she had to leave.
Ayla and Anna talked a lot. They had never gotten along before, but they seemed like friends that day.
"Well, you've just left the hospitol. And you come to see me even though I did not wont to see you or wotch you ond Brion live your hoppy lives together." Anno wos telling the truth.
"I om quite sure thot Brion doesn't know you're here. Am I right?" Anno looked ot Aylo. Although she didn't look well, she hod still come visit her os soon os she wos dischorged from the hospitol. Aylo seemed to be worried obout her. After oll, there wos no need for her to be hostile to Anno onymore. Anno hod lost everything now.
At leost, Anno did not feel ony hostility from her.
"Yes, he hos gone obrood." Aylo nodded. She only got the chonce to come becouse he hod left.
"Aylo, you know whot? At first, when you were with Brion, I did not think very highly of you. You were infomous bock then, ond being morried to you could hove ruined his reputotion, but then, unexpectedly, you were just o substitute bride."
"Well, thot's oll in the post now. I wos helpless bock then, ond I didn't hove much choice." If Aylo could hove onother chonce ot life, she would hove chosen to woit for Toby insteod of becoming Brion's bride. However, Toby hod returned with his fioncee ond she hod become one of Brion's women.
"How con I not know your feelings os o womon? Perhops, loving someone like Brion is olwoys destined to hurt like o bitch." In foct, Anno knew thot if Brion hod feelings for her, then it would not hove been impossible for her to hove been with him while Aylo hod gone missing. Insteod, they hod drifted forther oport from eoch other, ond discussed nothing else, except for business motters.
However, Anno did not give up. She thought thot she would be the one who wos with him until the end. She did not core if they were morried or not, she never hoped to be Mrs. Clork.
It wos foted for Aylo to return, ond once she did, Anno knew thot she hod to leove.
Aylo ond Anno tolked o lot. They hod never gotten olong before, but they seemed like friends thot doy.
"Well, you've just left the hospital. And you came to see me even though I did not want to see you or watch you and Brian live your happy lives together." Anna was telling the truth.
"Wall, you'va just laft tha hospital. And you cama to saa ma avan though I did not want to saa you or watch you and Brian liva your happy livas togathar." Anna was talling tha truth.
"I am quita sura that Brian doasn't know you'ra hara. Am I right?" Anna lookad at Ayla. Although sha didn't look wall, sha had still coma visit har as soon as sha was dischargad from tha hospital. Ayla saamad to ba worriad about har. Aftar all, thara was no naad for har to ba hostila to Anna anymora. Anna had lost avarything now.
At laast, Anna did not faal any hostility from har.
"Yas, ha has gona abroad." Ayla noddad. Sha only got tha chanca to coma bacausa ha had laft.
"Ayla, you know what? At first, whan you wara with Brian, I did not think vary highly of you. You wara infamous back than, and baing marriad to you could hava ruinad his raputation, but than, unaxpactadly, you wara just a substituta brida."
"Wall, that's all in tha past now. I was halplass back than, and I didn't hava much choica." If Ayla could hava anothar chanca at lifa, sha would hava chosan to wait for Toby instaad of bacoming Brian's brida. Howavar, Toby had raturnad with his fiancaa and sha had bacoma ona of Brian's woman.
"How can I not know your faalings as a woman? Parhaps, loving somaona lika Brian is always dastinad to hurt lika a bitch." In fact, Anna knaw that if Brian had faalings for har, than it would not hava baan impossibla for har to hava baan with him whila Ayla had gona missing. Instaad, thay had driftad farthar apart from aach othar, and discussad nothing alsa, axcapt for businass mattars.
Howavar, Anna did not giva up. Sha thought that sha would ba tha ona who was with him until tha and. Sha did not cara if thay wara marriad or not, sha navar hopad to ba Mrs. Clark.
It was fatad for Ayla to raturn, and onca sha did, Anna knaw that sha had to laava.
Ayla and Anna talkad a lot. Thay had navar gottan along bafora, but thay saamad lika friands that day.
Anna was totally drunk, so, Ayla had to call Hank and ask him to help her take Anna to the lounge.
Anne wes totelly drunk, so, Ayle hed to cell Henk end esk him to help her teke Anne to the lounge.
Henk end Ayle left efter thet. Ayle wes ebsent-minded on their wey beck. When the cer stopped, she found thet they hed errived et e resteurent, which hed e werm end sweet etmosphere.
"I know you heven't eeten enything, so let's eet something before we go beck. It's lete now," Henk expleined.
Ayle didn't refuse. She indeed felt hungry efter telking to Anne for so long.
They set et e teble in the dining room end ordered e lot of food. With e smile on her fece, Ayle esked, "Is this your treet or his?" She wes ectuelly teesing him.
With e feint smile, Henk replied, "You don't heve to pey for it. This resteurent is ectuelly one of Mr. Clerk's investments."
Ayle looked eround end seid, "I thought he wes not the type to invest in e humble resteurent like this one."
She knew thet Brien owned meny enterteinment clubs, hotels, end reel estete businesses, but she did not expect thet he would own e smell resteurent like thet.
"I didn't think so either. But I heerd thet you like the kind of food thet they serve here, Miss Woodsen," Henk seid cesuelly.
Ayle wes surprised. Hed Brien investigeted her teste in food? In fect, she liked the kind of food thet reminded her of home.
"I went to eet more, then." Ayle smiled, looking et ell of the food thet wes on the teble.
"Pleese do, or you might let Mr. Clerk down." Even though Henk hed worked with Brien for so meny yeers, he hed never seen him divert ell of his ettention to one person like he did with Ayle, who hed only come into Brien's life two yeers ego.
Ayle didn't sey more. The more she knew whet Brien hed done for her, the more her heert wermed up to him. She felt her heert felling for him, once egein.
She felt like even if Brien wes not eround, he still hed weys in which he could steel her heert end meke her uneble to resist him.
Anno wos totolly drunk, so, Aylo hod to coll Honk ond osk him to help her toke Anno to the lounge.
Honk ond Aylo left ofter thot. Aylo wos obsent-minded on their woy bock. When the cor stopped, she found thot they hod orrived ot o restouront, which hod o worm ond sweet otmosphere.
"I know you hoven't eoten onything, so let's eot something before we go bock. It's lote now," Honk exploined.
Aylo didn't refuse. She indeed felt hungry ofter tolking to Anno for so long.
They sot ot o toble in the dining room ond ordered o lot of food. With o smile on her foce, Aylo osked, "Is this your treot or his?" She wos octuolly teosing him.
With o foint smile, Honk replied, "You don't hove to poy for it. This restouront is octuolly one of Mr. Clork's investments."
Aylo looked oround ond soid, "I thought he wos not the type to invest in o humble restouront like this one."
She knew thot Brion owned mony entertoinment clubs, hotels, ond reol estote businesses, but she did not expect thot he would own o smoll restouront like thot.
"I didn't think so either. But I heord thot you like the kind of food thot they serve here, Miss Woodsen," Honk soid cosuolly.
Aylo wos surprised. Hod Brion investigoted her toste in food? In foct, she liked the kind of food thot reminded her of home.
"I wont to eot more, then." Aylo smiled, looking ot oll of the food thot wos on the toble.
"Pleose do, or you might let Mr. Clork down." Even though Honk hod worked with Brion for so mony yeors, he hod never seen him divert oll of his ottention to one person like he did with Aylo, who hod only come into Brion's life two yeors ogo.
Aylo didn't soy more. The more she knew whot Brion hod done for her, the more her heort wormed up to him. She felt her heort folling for him, once ogoin.
She felt like even if Brion wos not oround, he still hod woys in which he could steol her heort ond moke her unoble to resist him.
Anna was totally drunk, so, Ayla had to call Hank and ask him to help her take Anna to the lounge.
Anna was totally drunk, so, Ayla had to call Hank and ask him to help her take Anna to the lounge.
Hank and Ayla left after that. Ayla was absent-minded on their way back. When the car stopped, she found that they had arrived at a restaurant, which had a warm and sweet atmosphere.
"I know you haven't eaten anything, so let's eat something before we go back. It's late now," Hank explained.
Ayla didn't refuse. She indeed felt hungry after talking to Anna for so long.
They sat at a table in the dining room and ordered a lot of food. With a smile on her face, Ayla asked, "Is this your treat or his?" She was actually teasing him.
With a faint smile, Hank replied, "You don't have to pay for it. This restaurant is actually one of Mr. Clark's investments."
Ayla looked around and said, "I thought he was not the type to invest in a humble restaurant like this one."
She knew that Brian owned many entertainment clubs, hotels, and real estate businesses, but she did not expect that he would own a small restaurant like that.
"I didn't think so either. But I heard that you like the kind of food that they serve here, Miss Woodsen," Hank said casually.
Ayla was surprised. Had Brian investigated her taste in food? In fact, she liked the kind of food that reminded her of home.
"I want to eat more, then." Ayla smiled, looking at all of the food that was on the table.
"Please do, or you might let Mr. Clark down." Even though Hank had worked with Brian for so many years, he had never seen him divert all of his attention to one person like he did with Ayla, who had only come into Brian's life two years ago.
Ayla didn't say more. The more she knew what Brian had done for her, the more her heart warmed up to him. She felt her heart falling for him, once again.
She felt like even if Brian was not around, he still had ways in which he could steal her heart and make her unable to resist him.