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.

approached her with a request to marry

of raising her, she had to sell

had been three days since

do, Ayla walked out of her room

of was, she could roam freely

didn't assign any bodyguards to

weren't many visitors, the only people

today she had to sneak out of

was going to take care of some private affairs and would come back

didn't even ask Lyle

went to the nearby

as she arrived at school, she met

to school these days.But if you continue to be absent from school, you will get into

and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your absence, a man named

to the school? Did he say

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

went there he'd know

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

like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in

appreciated by the

spent a lot of time in the library

She also worked part-time.

Ayla was able to gain a

wasn't really a

because Ayla was more

 Lisa looked at

business card? Why don't you give

card and gave it to

fortunate to

Brian destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number along with

ask the dean to

couldn't stay in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going

comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

wasn't a talkative person, so it explained why she hadn't

the business card in her

for a long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

and professional, not how she had imagined it'd

sound more anxious

Ayla said

for

Molly who was sitting right in front of

a flat

you

work.But if she didn't make it

"Go ahead."

and collected on the outside, his heart was