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

her, she had to sell her whole life to the

been three days

out of her room and went to the

freedom Brian approved of was, she could

didn't assign any

many visitors, the only

today she had to sneak out of

secretly told Maria that she was going to take care of

even ask Lyle to

the nearby

she arrived at school,

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

"Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine

school? Did

he might

there he'd

really very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with him

Ayla was better in studies

appreciated by the

she spent a lot of

She also worked part-time.

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

wasn't really a

jealous of Ayla, because

looked at

didn't he give you a business card? Why don't you give it

took out a card and gave it to

felt fortunate to have Toby's

her phone, she lost Toby's number along with

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

in the school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been going on with

comfortable to talk,

talkative person, so it explained why

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card

a long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

and professional, not how

he'd sound more

Ayla said in a

paused for a

sitting

almost in a

 "Are you

it

"Go ahead."

Toby looked calm and collected on the outside,