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 a request to marry

called kindness of raising her, she had to sell her whole life to the devil, Brian

days

do, Ayla walked out of her room and

of was, she could roam

didn't assign any

there weren't many visitors, the only

had to sneak out of the

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

didn't even ask Lyle to

she went to the nearby bus station

as she arrived at school, she met Veronica

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

"Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your absence, a man

school? Did he say anything?" Ayla

might as well go to

went there he'd know

wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with

Ayla was better in studies

appreciated

socializing, as she spent a lot of time in the library every

She also worked part-time.

was able to gain

really a bad

she was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more popular than

 Lisa looked at

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

a card and gave it

fortunate to

destroyed her phone, she lost

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

stay in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going on

comfortable to talk, she

talkative person, so it explained why she

a cafe, Ayla gripped the

thinking for a long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

voice sounded composed and professional, not how

he'd sound more anxious because

Ayla said

for

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in

almost in a flat

 "Are you

his work.But if she didn't make it clear today, she might never get the

"Go ahead."

collected on the outside, his heart