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.

refuse Clayton when he approached her with a

kindness of raising her, she had to sell her whole life to

had been three days since Brian didn't

walked out of her room and

Brian approved of was, she could

he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict

weren't many visitors, the only people

sneak out of the villa

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

didn't even ask Lyle to

the nearby bus

as she arrived at

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

the dean and

Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

to school, he might as well go to the

he'd know what had

a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a

especially because Ayla was better

was always appreciated by

spent a lot

She also worked part-time.

without her family's support, Ayla was able to gain a lot of people's

really a

of Ayla, because Ayla was more popular

looked at

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

out a card

to

Brian destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's

please ask

in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going on

felt comfortable

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

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in her hand

thinking for a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not how she had imagined it'd

had thought he'd sound more

me," Ayla said

for

was sitting right in front of him on the

asked almost in a flat tone, "What's

you

make it clear today, she might never get the

"Go ahead."

collected on the outside, his heart was palpitating