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

the sake of his so- called kindness of raising her, she had

had been three days since Brian didn't come

Ayla walked out of her room

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

assign any bodyguards

weren't many visitors, the only people she

sneak out of the

told Maria that she was going to take care of some private affairs

didn't even ask Lyle

the nearby

at school, she met Veronica

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

Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

he might as well go to

went there he'd know what had happened

very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are

because Ayla was

was always appreciated by

at socializing, as she spent

She also worked part-time.

was able to gain

really a

of Ayla, because

 Lisa looked

a business card? Why don't you

a card and gave

felt fortunate to have Toby's

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's

go now.Can you please ask the dean

school

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going on with

comfortable to talk,

person, so it explained

the business card

thinking for a long time, she

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

professional, not how she

more anxious because of

it's me," Ayla said in a

paused for

Molly who was sitting right in front of him on the

in a flat tone,

you busy

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

"Go ahead."

and collected on the outside, his heart was palpitating