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

she had to sell her whole life to the

days since Brian didn't

there was nothing to do, Ayla walked out of her room and went to

freedom Brian approved of was, she could roam freely inside

any bodyguards

only people she saw

she had to sneak

told Maria that she was going to take care of

ask Lyle to drive

she went to the nearby bus station

she arrived at school, she met Veronica and

to be absent from school,

the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But

the school? Did he

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

went there he'd

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

Ayla was better

was always appreciated by

as she spent

She also worked part-time.

without her family's support, Ayla was able to gain a

wasn't really a

because Ayla was more

 Lisa looked at

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

out a card and gave

to have

she lost Toby's number

now.Can you please ask the

couldn't stay in the school for

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been

comfortable to

wasn't a talkative person, so it

the business card in her

long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not how she had imagined it'd

had thought he'd sound more

it's me," Ayla said in a low

for

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in

almost in a flat

 "Are you busy

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

"Go ahead."

Toby looked calm and collected on the outside, his heart was