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.

approached her with a request

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

had been three days

to do, Ayla walked out of

was, she could roam freely inside the

assign any bodyguards to restrict

weren't many visitors, the only people she saw

today she had to sneak out of the villa

that she was going to take care of some private affairs and would

ask

the nearby bus station and took a

as she arrived at school, she met Veronica and

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," Lisa said everything in one

you can talk to the dean and I'm sure

school? Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

come to school, he might

he went there he'd know what had

like a business elite and wore

Ayla was better in studies

was always appreciated by the

good at socializing, as she spent a lot of time

She also worked part-time.

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

really a bad

Ayla, because Ayla

looked

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

took out a card and gave it

fortunate to have Toby's

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number

have to go now.Can you please ask

the school for a longtime without Brian's

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going on with

felt comfortable

so it explained why

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card

a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not how she

had thought he'd sound more anxious because of

Ayla said in a

for a

who was sitting right in front

almost in a flat tone,

you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on