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.

Clayton when he approached her with a request

raising her, she had to sell her whole life to the devil,

had been three days since Brian

was nothing to do, Ayla walked out

was, she could roam freely

assign any bodyguards to

many visitors, the only people she saw were

today she had to sneak

going to take care of some private affairs and would come back

even ask Lyle

nearby

as she arrived at school, she met

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

you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will

the school? Did

might as well go

there he'd know what had

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

like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in

was always appreciated by the

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

She also worked part-time.

to gain a lot

really a bad

Ayla, because

looked at

Why don't you

took out a card and gave it to

felt fortunate to have Toby's

phone, she lost Toby's

you please ask the dean to grant

the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going

felt comfortable to talk,

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

Ayla gripped the business

long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

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

thought he'd sound more anxious because of her

Ayla said in a low

paused for a

to Molly who was sitting right in front of

a flat tone, "What's

 "Are you busy

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

"Go ahead."

collected on the outside,