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.

refuse Clayton when he approached her with a

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

been three days since

out of her room and went to

approved of was, she could

he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict her

visitors, the only people

today she had to sneak out of

take care of some

didn't even ask

nearby bus station and

arrived at school,

that rich man keeping you locked? You aren't even coming to school these days.But if you continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has been looking for you.But we couldn't get in touch with you,"

can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your absence, a man

the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

might as well go

there he'd know

wore a designer suit.Are you in a

like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in

appreciated by the

she spent a lot of time in

She also worked part-time.

able to gain a

really a bad

because Ayla was more

 Lisa looked

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

a card and gave it

felt fortunate to have

her phone, she lost Toby's number

now.Can you please ask

in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on with

felt comfortable to talk, she

person, so it

gripped the

thinking for a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

professional, not how

had thought he'd sound more anxious because of

Ayla said

for

shifted to Molly who was sitting

in a flat

you

didn't want to interrupt his work.But if she didn't make it clear today, she might never get the chance to do

"Go ahead."

on the