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 her with a

her, she had to sell her

three days since Brian didn't

was nothing to do, Ayla walked out of her room and went to the

was, she could roam freely inside the

didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict

visitors, the only people she

today she had to sneak out of the

secretly told Maria that she was going to take care of some private

even ask

she went to the nearby bus

soon as she arrived at

absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has been looking for you.But we couldn't get in touch with you," Lisa said everything in one

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

to the school? Did he say

Toby had come to school, he might as well go

he went there he'd

and wore a designer suit.Are you

especially because Ayla was better in studies than

was always appreciated by

she wasn't good at socializing, as she spent

She also worked part-time.

able to gain a lot of people's

wasn't really

because Ayla was more popular

 Lisa looked at

card? Why don't

took out a card and gave

to

she lost Toby's number along with

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

in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going on

until Ayla felt comfortable to

talkative person, so it explained why she

cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in her

long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not how she had

he'd sound more anxious because of

it's me," Ayla said in a low

for a

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of him on the

a

you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

on the outside, his