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.

refuse Clayton when he approached her with

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

had been three days since Brian didn't come

was nothing to do, Ayla walked out of her

approved of was, she could

any bodyguards to restrict

there weren't many visitors, the only people

had to sneak

that she was going to take care

ask Lyle to drive

she went to the nearby bus station and took a

soon as she arrived at school, she met Veronica

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

order 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

to the school? Did he

he might as

he'd know what

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

like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in studies

was always appreciated by the

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

She also worked part-time.

support, Ayla was able to gain a lot

really

of Ayla, because Ayla was more

looked

Why don't you give it to

card and

felt fortunate to have

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

please ask the dean

in the school for

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on

Ayla felt comfortable to talk,

it explained why she hadn't yet

Ayla gripped the business card

long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not how she had

more anxious because of

said

paused for

Molly who was sitting right

almost in a

 "Are you

didn't make it clear today, she might never get the

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside, his heart was