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 request to marry

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

three days since Brian didn't

to do, Ayla walked out of her room and went to the

only freedom Brian approved of was, she could roam freely

any

many visitors, the only people she

had to sneak

told Maria that she was going to take care of

didn't even ask Lyle to drive

to the nearby bus

as she arrived at school, she met

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

make her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But

school? Did he say

might as well go

he'd know what

handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are

Ayla was better in

appreciated

at socializing, as she spent a lot of time in the

She also worked part-time.

able to

really a

she was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was

 Lisa looked

Why don't you give

out a card and gave it to

fortunate to

her phone, she lost Toby's

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

the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been

Ayla felt comfortable to talk, she

a talkative person, so it explained why

a cafe, Ayla gripped the

a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

voice sounded composed and professional, not

sound more anxious

Ayla said in a

for

who was sitting right in front of him

almost in a flat tone, "What's

you

his work.But if she didn't make it clear

"Go ahead."

and collected on the outside, his heart was palpitating