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.

couldn't refuse Clayton when he approached her with a request

kindness of raising her, she had to sell her whole

been three days since Brian

walked out of her room and went

only freedom Brian approved of was, she could roam freely

he didn't assign any bodyguards to

many visitors, the only people she saw were

she had to sneak out of the

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

ask Lyle to drive

to the nearby bus station and took a

at school, she met

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

the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after

the school? Did he

come to school, he might as well go to

he'd know what had

a business elite and wore

didn't like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in studies than

appreciated

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

She also worked part-time.

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

wasn't really

because Ayla was more popular than

looked

card? Why

out a card and gave

fortunate to have Toby's

phone, she

you.I have to go now.Can you please ask the dean to grant me a

school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been going on

felt comfortable to

a talkative person, so it explained

gripped the business card in her hand

thinking for a long time, she

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

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

more anxious

it's me," Ayla said in a

paused for a

sitting right in front of him

in a flat

 "Are you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

on the outside,