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.

Clayton when he approached

of raising her, she had to sell her whole life

been three days

there was nothing to do, Ayla walked out of her room

Brian approved of was, she could

assign any

weren't many visitors, the only

to sneak out of the villa

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

ask Lyle to

to the nearby bus station and took a

as she arrived at school, she met

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

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

the school? Did he say

he might

he went there he'd know what

elite and wore a

Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in

was always appreciated by the

socializing, as she spent a lot of

She also worked part-time.

family's support, Ayla was able to gain a lot

wasn't really a

Ayla, because Ayla was more popular than

 Lisa looked at

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

card

felt fortunate to have Toby's

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number along with

you please ask the dean to grant me a

in the school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going

until Ayla felt comfortable to talk,

so it explained why she hadn't

gripped the business card in

a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not how

thought he'd sound more anxious

said in

for

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in

in a flat tone,

you

want to interrupt his work.But if she didn't make it

"Go ahead."

Toby looked calm and collected on the outside, his