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

raising her, she had to sell

been three days since

nothing to do, Ayla walked out of

only freedom Brian approved of was, she could roam freely inside

any bodyguards

visitors, the only people

to sneak out of the

was going to take care of some

ask Lyle to

the nearby bus station and took a

as she arrived at school, she met Veronica and

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

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

came to the school? Did

come to school, he might as well go to the

he went there he'd know what had

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

Ayla was

always appreciated by the

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

She also worked part-time.

without her family's support, Ayla was able to gain a lot of

wasn't really a

she was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more

looked at

Why don't you

a card and gave it

fortunate to have Toby's

phone, she lost Toby's number along

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

stay in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been

Ayla felt comfortable to talk,

it

Ayla gripped the business card in her

long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

not how she had

thought he'd sound more anxious because

me," Ayla said in a

for a

was sitting right in front of him on

a flat tone,

you

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

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on the outside, his heart was palpitating