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

raising her, she had to sell her

had been three days since

nothing to do, Ayla walked out of

only freedom Brian approved of was, she could roam

he didn't assign any

weren't many visitors, the only people

to sneak out of

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

didn't even ask Lyle

the nearby

as she arrived at

You aren't even coming to school these days.But if you continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has been looking

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

the school? Did he say anything?"

Toby had come to school, he might as

there he'd know

looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship

didn't like Ayla, especially because Ayla was

always appreciated by the

as she spent a lot of time in

She also worked part-time.

support, Ayla was able to gain a lot

wasn't really a

was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more popular than

 Lisa looked

business card? Why don't you give it to

out a card and gave it to

fortunate to have Toby's

her phone, she lost Toby's number along with

go now.Can you please ask the

school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going on with

comfortable to talk,

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

gripped the business card in

for a long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

not how

thought he'd sound more anxious

me," Ayla said in

for

Molly who was sitting right in front of him

a flat

 "Are you busy

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

"Go ahead."

collected on the