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.

he approached her with a

her, she had to sell her whole life to

been three days

walked out of her room and went to the

only freedom Brian approved of was, she could

didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict her

only people she saw were

sneak out of

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

even ask Lyle to drive

went to the nearby bus station and took a

as she arrived at school, she met Veronica

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 has been looking for you.But we couldn't get in touch with you," Lisa said everything in one

you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during

came to the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla

might as well

he went there he'd know what

handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are

Ayla was better

always appreciated by the

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

She also worked part-time.

to gain a lot of people's love

really a

Ayla, because Ayla was more popular than

 Lisa looked

business card? Why

a card and gave it

felt fortunate to

Brian destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number along

now.Can you please ask the

couldn't stay in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on with

comfortable to

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

cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in

thinking for a long time, she

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

and professional, not how she

sound more anxious

said in

for a

sitting right in front of him on

almost in a

you busy

make it clear today, she might never get the chance

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside, his