All Chapters of The Heartless Bride: Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

"Sometimes I wish that we could just stay here without having to return back to the mansion." Ayla mumbled under her breath as she snuck a glance at her man.  "Why is that though? I thought you loved your studies and all that." Claude spoke up in the same low tone as the duo enjoyed the warmth of the sun rays lying next to the pool. It didn't go unnoticed by him how she had used the term mansion for the place he grew up in. Neither did it come as a shock to him. He had rarely ever heard Ayla referring to the place as a home. As much as he would prefer it happening, he knew that it was up to him to make her feel at home within the four walls.  "I don't know." She shrugged her shoulders before shaking her head as her thoughts drifted deeper and deeper. "It's nothing much to be honest." She gave him a weak smile before turning her eyes away from his resting figure.  The couple was back outside, enjoying the w

It didn't take long for the couple to dive back into their old, hectic routine once they returned back to the city.  Claude got caught up with meetings after meetings as if he wasn't away just for the weekend. The company's work caught up with him along with taking care of other familial businesses which were all now under his supervision. If he could, he would just merge it all under one name so that he could hire people to take care of the mess his beloved family members loved making out of simple deals. It wasn't that he didn't have people looking into things, but it was more subtle than obviously done since the subsidiaries and companies had to be owned by someone he shared familial ties with. It was one of the reasons he didn't like taking over, not that he had a say in the matter.  Hence, he decided to focus on the thing he was good at. That was to take care of the problems.  As for Ayla, she passed

"How else was I supposed to know where he was if he wasn't with you or at the company?" Ayla shrugged her shoulders as if it wasn't that much of a big deal. "Plus, I had to know for sure about his whereabouts before I went on a shopping spree with you…." Ayla had really thought it through before pulling the stunt off. She had asked Ethan about Claude's whereabouts first before making a call for his assigned driver for the day. It took a lot of persuasion from her side for him to agree with having one in the first place. He didn't want to be dependent on someone else for something so small as driving around. Reluctantly, he gave up before his wife because she didn't like the idea of him having to drive when he was so tired out. Who knew that it would come so handy in a situation like this? It had only taken her a single phone call to know about Claude's whereabouts. And it only fueled the fire burning inside her which was lit by her beloved mother-in-

Ayla sneaked a glance towards Claude who had a big goofy smile gracing his lips. He was clearly enjoying her misery and taking pleasure in it.  She glared in his direction before shrugging off her annoyance. "It's good meeting you." She muttered out as she continued to pat the old man's back rather awkwardly since he was still refusing to let her go.  "And it's lovely meeting you. I have always asked your father to bring you out more to these events but he never listened to me, not even once." Liam finally pulled back, keeping an arm against the back of her shoulders.  "I can't really blame him. It was all on me. I have never been a social butterfly." Ayla gave him a small smile from the side before glancing in Nova's direction. She could feel her eyes boring into her face as an ugly snarl was plastered across her face. She didn't even bother keeping her discontent to the bare minimum even though her fathe

"It's a surprise."  Ayla fought the urge to roll her eyes at the man's words and continued to follow his lead out while downing down the rest of her drink.  "I know you'll like it." Claude could feel her reluctance to go through, but continued to practically drag her out. He would glance over his shoulder every now and then to make sure that she wasn't too behind. His every step was placed cautiously as he walked through the crowd. There was an exchange of occasional nods as he passed by a couple of familiar faces but he only did so half heartedly. Claude was a little too eager to spend some alone time with Ayla since they barely got the chance to do so these days.  ---------------- "They look like they are so much in love, don't they?" The man spoke under his breath, but more to himself than to his assistant.  "Boss, they do. B-but…," he trailed off, n