The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

Ayla dragged her aching body to her room.She was sore all over.

Leaning against the bed, she sat on the ground.

Her eyes shifted to the bottle of contraceptive pills on the bedside table.How long would she have to do this? 

Sitting in his room, Brian took a drag of his cigarette and puffed out the smoke.

His mind kept replaying what just happened.

He wondered why he became so impulsive after being drunk.

It never happened before.

He still couldn't understand what kind of woman Arlene was? Brian wanted to investigate about her when he realized her behavior differed from what he had heard about her.

But when Toby showed up, he overlooked his suspicion.

Her secret rendezvous with Toby was enough proof.

Ayla grabbed her new phone, which was given by Brian.

There was no other phone number except his.

He really wanted her to cut off all contacts.

She stared at it forlornly before putting it aside.

A week passed by after that incident.

Ayla feared that Toby would be worried for her.

She needed to meet him and explain things.

She didn't want Toby to lose his bright future and his beautiful fiancee because of her.

Although she had just seen his fiancee from a distance, she could tell that his fiancee was a beautiful and very graceful lady.

Unlike her, who had just been a burden to Toby, his fiancee was mature and really suitable for Toby.

Toby always had Ayla's back since childhood.

He skipped classes for her, fought for her, worked for her to buy her delicious food.

So, the Brown family hated Ayla very much for being Toby's priority.

Although she was adopted by Clayton, she never understood what his purpose was behind adopting her.

Because he never cared about her and never wanted to keep her in his close proximity.

Ayla never called him father.

When she turned eighteen, she thought she could finally get rid of the Woodsen family, which never really was her home.

But instead, Clayton pushed her towards a darker future from where she couldn't see a way out.

approached her with

raising her, she had to sell

days since

do, Ayla walked out of her room and

only freedom Brian approved of was, she could roam freely inside

assign any bodyguards to restrict her

the only people she saw

sneak

going to take

didn't even ask Lyle to drive

she went to the nearby bus

at school, she met Veronica

school these days.But if you continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has

order to make her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your absence,

to the school? Did he

might as well go to the Woodsen

there he'd know what

really very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in

didn't like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in studies than

appreciated

she wasn't good at socializing, as she spent

She also worked part-time.

Ayla was able to gain a lot of people's love

really a bad

because Ayla

looked at

he give you a business card? Why don't you give it to Ayla?"

card and gave it to

felt fortunate to have

Brian destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's

you.I have to go now.Can you please ask the dean to grant me a

in the school for

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been

comfortable

it explained why she hadn't yet

gripped the business card in her

a long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

voice sounded composed and professional, not

more anxious because

me," Ayla said in a low

for a

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of him

almost in a flat tone, "What's

 "Are you

didn't make it clear today,

"Go ahead."

and collected on the outside,