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

of his so- called kindness of raising her, she had to sell

days since Brian didn't come

Ayla walked out

Brian approved of was, she could

he didn't assign any

only people she saw were the

today she had to sneak out of the

told Maria that she was going to take care of

didn't even ask

nearby bus station

she arrived at

you continue to be absent from school, you will

and I'm sure things will be fine after

Did he say anything?" Ayla

had come to school, he might as

there he'd know what

and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with him

because Ayla was

was always appreciated by the

socializing, as she spent a

She also worked part-time.

was able to gain a lot of people's

really

jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more popular

 Lisa looked

card? Why don't you

card

felt fortunate to have

she lost Toby's number along

you please ask the dean

couldn't stay in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been

comfortable to talk,

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

Ayla gripped the business card in her hand

for a long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

professional, not

more anxious because of

Ayla said

for

to Molly who was sitting right

asked almost in a flat tone, "What's the

 "Are you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

and collected on the outside, his heart