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 a request to marry

kindness of raising her, she had

three days since Brian

was nothing to do, Ayla walked out of her room

approved of was, she

didn't assign any bodyguards

there weren't many visitors, the only people she

to sneak out of

that she was going to take care of some private

even ask

she went to the nearby bus

soon as she arrived at school, she met

if you continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has been looking for you.But we couldn't

in 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 man named Toby came

came to the school? Did he

to school, he might as well

he'd know what

and wore a

especially because Ayla was better in studies than

was always appreciated by

wasn't good at socializing, as she spent a

She also worked part-time.

able to gain a lot of people's love

wasn't really a

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

looked at

he give you a business card? Why don't you give

card and gave

felt fortunate to

she lost

please ask the dean to grant me

the school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on

until Ayla felt comfortable to talk,

wasn't a talkative person, so it

Ayla gripped the business card in her hand

long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

professional, not how she had

thought he'd sound more anxious because of

me," Ayla said in

paused for a

who was sitting right

in a flat tone,

you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

on the