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.

when he approached her with a request to marry

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

had been three days since Brian

walked out of

was, she could roam freely inside the

he didn't assign any

many visitors, the only people she

to sneak out of

to take care

didn't even ask Lyle to drive

the nearby

arrived at school,

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

and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But

Did he

he might as well go to

he went there he'd know

a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with him too?" Lisa blurted

didn't like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in studies

always appreciated by the

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

She also worked part-time.

to gain a lot of people's love

really a bad

she was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was

 Lisa looked

card? Why don't you give it

took out a card and

to have Toby's

phone, she lost

ask the dean to grant me

in the school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on

comfortable to

it

a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in her

a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not how

thought he'd sound more anxious because of

me," Ayla said

for a

to Molly who was sitting right in front of him on

a

you busy now?"

work.But if she didn't make it clear

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on the outside,