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.

couldn't refuse Clayton when he approached her with a request

raising her, she had to sell her whole life

three days since Brian didn't come

to do, Ayla walked out

Brian approved of was, she could roam freely inside the

didn't assign any

many visitors, the only people

to sneak out

take care of some private affairs and would come

even ask Lyle

she went to the nearby bus station and

soon as she arrived at school, she met Veronica

finally 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

Lisa's sleeve in order to make her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm

to the school? Did he

school, he might as well go to the Woodsen

there he'd know what had happened

man is really very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with him

especially because Ayla was better in

appreciated by

she spent a lot of time in the

She also worked part-time.

support, Ayla was able to gain a lot

wasn't really a

she was jealous of Ayla, because

looked

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

a card

fortunate to

she lost Toby's number along

ask the dean to grant

the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been going on

Ayla felt comfortable

wasn't a talkative person, so it explained

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in

thinking for a long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

voice sounded composed and professional, not how she had imagined it'd

sound more anxious because of

it's me," Ayla said

for a

shifted to Molly who was sitting

in a flat tone, "What's

 "Are you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on the outside, his