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.

Clayton when he approached her with

kindness of raising her, she had to sell her

days since Brian didn't come

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

freedom Brian approved of was,

didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict her

visitors, the only

to sneak

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

even ask Lyle to drive

to the nearby bus

she arrived at school, she met Veronica and

man keeping you locked? You aren't even coming to school these days.But if you continue to be absent from

in order to make her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things

to the school? Did he say

school, he might as well go to the

went there he'd know

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

because Ayla was better in studies

always appreciated by

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

She also worked part-time.

support, Ayla was able to gain a

wasn't really a

she was jealous of Ayla, because

 Lisa looked

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

a card and gave it

felt fortunate to have

phone, she lost Toby's number along with

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

the school

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going on with

until Ayla felt comfortable to talk,

talkative person, so it explained why she

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the

for a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

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

he'd sound more anxious because of her

Ayla said in a

paused for a

who was sitting right

in a

you busy

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

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on the outside, his heart