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

so- called kindness of raising her, she

days since Brian didn't come

nothing to do, Ayla walked out of her room and

of was, she could roam freely inside

he didn't assign any

weren't many visitors, the only people she saw were

to sneak out

that she was going to take care of some private

ask

nearby bus station and took

as she arrived at

continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has been looking for you.But we couldn't get in

shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your absence, a man named

came to the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla

Toby had come to school, he might as well go to

he'd know what had

is really very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer

because Ayla was better

always appreciated by

at socializing, as she spent a lot of time

She also worked part-time.

able to gain a lot of people's love and

really a

because Ayla

 Lisa looked

business card? Why don't you give it to Ayla?"

card and gave it to

to have Toby's

her phone, she lost Toby's number along with

now.Can you please ask the dean

the school

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going

until Ayla felt comfortable to

it explained why she hadn't yet told

a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in her hand

long time, she

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not how

more anxious because

me," Ayla said in a low

paused for a

to Molly who was sitting right

a flat tone,

 "Are you

want to interrupt his work.But if she didn't make it

"Go ahead."

Toby looked calm and collected on