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

her, she had to sell her

three days since Brian didn't come

to do, Ayla walked out

only freedom Brian approved of was, she could roam freely inside

didn't assign any bodyguards

visitors, the only people she saw were

today she had to sneak out of

she was going to take care of some

even ask Lyle

the nearby bus station and took

as she arrived at school, she met

absent from school, you will

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

Did he say anything?" Ayla

to school, he might as well

went there he'd know what

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

socializing, as she spent a lot of time in

She also worked part-time.

Ayla was able to gain a lot of people's

wasn't really

jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was

 Lisa looked

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

out a card and gave it

to have

she lost Toby's number

go now.Can you please ask the dean to

couldn't stay in the school for a longtime without Brian's

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going on with

Ayla felt comfortable to talk,

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

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the

long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

voice sounded composed and professional, not how she

more anxious because

Ayla said in a

paused for

sitting right in front of him on

almost in a flat tone, "What's

you

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

"Go ahead."

on the outside, his heart was palpitating