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 a request

she had to

three days

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

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

he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict

the only

had to sneak out of

secretly told Maria that she was going to take

ask Lyle

to the nearby bus station and took

as she arrived at school, she met Veronica and

you came.Was that rich man keeping you locked? 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

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

school? Did he say

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

he'd know

He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with him too?"

Ayla, especially because Ayla

was always appreciated by the

she wasn't good at socializing, as she spent a lot

She also worked part-time.

to

really a bad

of Ayla, because Ayla was more popular than

looked at

give you a business card? Why don't you give it to Ayla?" Veronica

card and gave it to

to have Toby's

destroyed her phone, she

to go now.Can you please ask the dean to

couldn't stay in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been going

Ayla felt comfortable to

so it explained why she hadn't yet told

Ayla gripped the business card

a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

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

sound more anxious

Ayla said in

paused for

to Molly who was sitting right in front of him on the

in a

 "Are you busy

she didn't make it clear today, she

"Go ahead."

collected on the outside, his heart was