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.

he approached her with a request to

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

days since Brian

walked out of her room and

approved of was, she

didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict

weren't many visitors, the only people she saw were

today she had to sneak out

was going to take care of some private affairs

didn't even ask Lyle

the nearby bus station and took

she arrived at school, she met Veronica

you continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our

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

to the school? Did he say

school, he might as

went there he'd

a business elite and wore a designer

especially because Ayla was better in studies than

was always appreciated by

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

She also worked part-time.

Ayla was able to

wasn't really a bad

was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more

looked at

card? Why

took out a card and gave

to have

phone, she lost Toby's number

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

stay in the school

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been

until Ayla felt comfortable to talk, she

talkative person, so it explained why she

cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in her

a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

not how she had imagined it'd

he'd sound more

said in a low

paused for

Molly who was sitting right in front of him on the

asked almost in a flat

 "Are you busy now?"

want 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