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.

when he approached her with a request

her, she had to sell her whole life to

days since Brian didn't come

to do, Ayla walked out

of was, she could roam freely

didn't assign any bodyguards

only people she

had to sneak out

she was going to take care of

didn't even ask

nearby

soon as she arrived at school, she met

aren't even coming to school these days.But if you continue to be absent from

sleeve in 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

to the school? Did

come to school, he might as

went there he'd know what had

business elite and wore a designer

because Ayla

appreciated

she wasn't good at socializing, as she spent a lot of time in the library every

She also worked part-time.

able to

wasn't really

because Ayla was

 Lisa looked at

Why don't

a card and gave it to

fortunate to have Toby's

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number along

go now.Can you please ask the dean to grant me a

couldn't stay in the school for

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on with

until Ayla felt comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

wasn't a talkative person, so it

gripped the business card in her

thinking for a long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not how

sound more anxious because

it's me," Ayla said in a low

paused for a

eyes shifted to Molly who was sitting

asked almost in a flat tone, "What's

you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

on the outside,