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 a

sake of his so- called kindness of raising her, she had to sell her whole life

been three days since

out

approved of was,

he didn't assign any bodyguards to

many visitors, the only people she

she had to sneak out of

told Maria that she was going to take care of some private affairs and would come back

didn't even ask Lyle to drive

she went to the nearby bus

she arrived at school, she

continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has been looking for you.But we

sleeve in order to make her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine

came to the school? Did he say

school, he might as

he'd know what

man is really very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore

because Ayla was better in studies than

was always appreciated by

spent a lot of time

She also worked part-time.

support, Ayla was able to gain a lot of

really a bad

because Ayla

 Lisa looked

didn't he give you a business card? Why don't you give

out a card and gave it

felt fortunate to

she lost Toby's number along

ask the

in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been going on

until Ayla felt comfortable to talk,

it explained why

a cafe, Ayla gripped the

for a long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

voice sounded composed and professional, not how she had imagined it'd

more anxious because of her

me," Ayla said in

for

who was sitting

asked almost in a flat

 "Are you busy now?"

to interrupt his work.But if she didn't make it clear today, she

"Go ahead."

collected on the outside, his