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.

he approached

raising her, she had

three days since Brian didn't

do, Ayla walked out of

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

didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict

visitors, the only people she

had to sneak

going to take care of some private affairs

didn't even ask Lyle

went to the nearby bus station and took

she arrived at school, she met Veronica and

school these days.But if you continue to be absent from school,

to the dean and I'm sure things

Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

school, he might as well

he went there he'd

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

especially because Ayla

was always appreciated

she wasn't good at socializing, as she spent a lot

She also worked part-time.

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

wasn't really a bad

because Ayla was more popular than

looked

business card? Why don't you

card

felt fortunate to

she

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

the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on

felt comfortable

wasn't a talkative person, so it explained why she

a cafe, Ayla gripped the

long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

and professional, not how she had imagined

sound more anxious because

me," Ayla said in a low

for a

was sitting right in front of him on the

in a

you busy

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

"Go ahead."

and collected on the outside, his heart was