Chapter 157: It Needed Mutual Feelings

When Ayla entered the office, she immediately felt the strange atmosphere, and she knew that those
unfriendly gazes were cast upon her.

Had she accidentally offended them again? Linda came over to her side, and said, "Ayla, don't think
you can come to work only when you want just because of your relationship with Mr.Clark."

Displeasure was evident in her tone.

Ayla was shocked.

How could Linda say something like that? It was like she was trying to accuse Ayla of being Brian's
mistress.

All the rumors in the office yesterday were about Linda, but Ayla didn't want to get involved.

"Don't look at me like you're innocent.At the morning meeting, Mr.Clark mentioned it himself.He said
you wouldn't be able to come to the company today.I think only an idiot wouldn't figure out what he
meant.Don't even think of telling me that you didn't sleep with him last night!"

Linda's blatant words humiliated Ayla.

What was more, she said it to her in front of everyone in the office.

Ayla now realized that it was Brian who prevented her from having a foothold in the Clark Group.But
she wasn't going to let him have his way.

"Miss Linda, you need to have evidence to prove your claims.Yesterday, all our colleagues were talking
about you and Mr.Clark, and now, you're telling me that I was having an affair with him? Who are you
trying to shame, me or you?" Ayla smirked at Linda.



"You...Whatever!"

Linda walked away and went back to her desk.

‘Don't look down on me just because you're a talented designer.As long as I'm here, I'll make sure you
won't have a good future!’ Ayla hardly cared about the whispers in the office, but she was going to talk
about this with Brian.

If he kept acting like this, she would have no choice but to leave.

The Smith family villa was busy at the moment.

Toby accompanied Molly to the hospital for a checkup.

It turned out that she had been pregnant for a month.

Naturally, Hayden was the happiest person upon hearing that news.

A lifelong marriage could not be sealed without a child.

Back then, because Molly couldn't get pregnant, they had even considered adoption.

But now, she was pregnant at last! This was truly a joyous event for the Smith family.

As soon as Molly stood up, Toby grabbed her arm and asked, "What are you going to do? You should
be careful.Tell me what you need and I'll get it for yours Perhaps knowing that Molly was pregnant
made Toby feel differently about her.A while back, he didn't want her to get pregnant at all.

But now that she was, it actually made him really happy.

"I'm fine.Don't be so paranoid."



Molly knew that her period had been delayed for a long time now, and she was always exhausted.

She figured that she might be pregnant, so she went to the pharmacy to get a pregnancy test, only to
find out that she was pregnant.

And in order to verify it, she asked Toby to take her to the hospital.

Since she was now pregnant with a child, she believed that Toby would care more about her.

During these past few years, their relationship only appeared to be great on the surface.

In reality, they were hiding the fact that they were both unhappy, but they never said it out loud.

Molly did love Toby.

Even if she had to use her child to bind him for a lifetime, she was willing to do so.

She didn't want him to be with any other woman, because she believed that she was the only one who
could be his wife.

"Molly, from now on, you should stay at home and conserve your energy.Don't go to work anymore.The
important thing is to keep your child healthy,"

Miley remarked.

Molly nodded and said, "Yes, I think so, too.The doctor told me to be careful for the first trimester and
avoid getting tired.For the sake of my baby, I'll stay at home and take good care of myself."

She touched her belly.

Finally, she was going to be a mother.



Certainly, Toby agreed with her.

After he decided not to give her any water with contraceptive pills, he had made up his mind that Ayla
might not be his future nor his happiness.

But despite that fact, he still wanted her to be happy.

When Ayla's shift was over, the only people that remained in the office were Linda and her.

Linda said that she had to stay in the office for the design draft, but in reality, she was actually waiting
for Brian.

She knew that Ayla was going to meet him under the guise of working overtime, so she stayed here
until he would arrive.And just as she had expected, about an hour after her shift was done, Brian
arrived at the design department.

"Aren't you finished with your work yet?" he asked as he fixed his eyes on Ayla.

Brian had initially thought that she wouldn't be able to go to the company today.Perhaps he had
underestimated her stubbornness.

"I'm about to leave."

Ayla picked up her handbag, walked to the door, and stood face to face with Brian.

"Mr.Clark, you should stop spouting nonsense in front of everyone.I don't want to be the subject of
other people's gossips," she whispered to him as she glared at him with a threatening gaze.

Upon hearing that, a smirk appeared on Brian's lips.

"That's because others like to jump to conclusions, not to mention what I said was true."



He noticed the anger in Ayla's eyes.

She was a really short-tempered individual.

What happened last night wasn't something he could've done on his own.

What a man and woman needed to commit the act of love were mutual feelings.Was she trying to pin
all the blame on him? "I'm done talking to you."

After she walked a few steps, Brian grabbed her hand.

"Ayla."

"What? Let me go!" she growled.

'Is he crazy? Or is he just determined to ruin my peaceful life?’ But this was not the right time for an
argument.

Although she was done with her designs, there were still a lot of things that needed her attention.

Unfortunately, Brian always kept her at her toes.

"Ayla, you can't escape me.And I know for a fact that you don't care about other people's opinions."

Brian knew her all too well.

She was just making up an excuse to distance herself from him, but that wasn't possible.

"Mr.Clark, I don't want any more trouble.You've already forced me into living at HM Garden.So could
you at least ignore me in the company and pretend that I'm just another one of your employees? Just
leave me alone, okay?"



Ayla had long known about all the women in the company that had regarded Brian as the man of their
dreams, so she didn't want to be the target of public criticism, and neither did she want to be subjected
to their poisonous glares.

The most terrible thing about women was that they'd do anything to get their hands on what they
wanted.

Perhaps Ayla wasn't an_ exception to that characteristic.But at least now, she wasn't one of them yet.

"That depends on your performance tonight." Brian I leered at Ayla.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the corridor, Linda had been watching them the whole time.She didn't
say anything, but Brian was a perceptive individual.

He was capable of detecting the presence of people and things around him.

"Maybe you'll be more satisfied with Miss Linda," Ayla replied.

‘My performance tonight? Do I really have to discuss this kind of thing with him?’ Anything that a man
said while in bed was unreliable, and Ayla had never planned to believe it.

With that, she turned around and made her way to the elevator.

There were too many people who would bend over backwards for Brian, so she thought that she was
disposable.

Wouldn't he just get tired of her in the long.However, the day when he would get tired of her seemed to
be a bit far away.


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