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 request

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

three days since Brian

was nothing to do, Ayla walked out

approved of was, she could

didn't assign any bodyguards

there weren't many visitors, the only

sneak out of

told Maria that she was going to take care of some private affairs

ask Lyle

the nearby bus station and

at

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 has been looking for you.But we couldn't get in touch

to make her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your absence, a man named Toby came

school? Did he

come to school, he might as

went there he'd know what had happened

very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer

especially because Ayla was

always appreciated

socializing, as she spent

She also worked part-time.

able to gain a lot of people's love

wasn't really a

because Ayla was more

 Lisa looked

business card? Why don't you give

out a card and

felt fortunate to

phone, she

you please ask the

school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going on with

until Ayla felt comfortable

person, so it explained

gripped the business card

a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not

more anxious

it's me," Ayla said in a

paused for

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of

asked almost in a

 "Are you busy now?"

didn't want to interrupt his work.But if she didn't make it clear today, she might

"Go ahead."

collected on the outside, his heart was