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

his so- called kindness of raising her, she had

had been three days since Brian didn't come

was nothing to do, Ayla walked out

freedom Brian approved of was, she could

didn't assign any bodyguards

weren't many visitors, the only people

sneak out of the villa

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

ask Lyle to

the nearby bus station and took a

she arrived at school,

absent from school,

dean and I'm sure things will

the school? Did he say anything?"

to school, he might as well go to the Woodsen

he went there he'd know

man is really very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore

Ayla was better in studies

appreciated

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

She also worked part-time.

support, Ayla was able to gain a lot of people's love and

really a

Ayla, because Ayla

looked at

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

card and

fortunate to have

Brian destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number

have to go now.Can you please ask the dean to

couldn't stay in the school

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on

Ayla felt comfortable

a talkative person, so it explained why she hadn't

the business card in her hand

for a long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not

sound more anxious

me," Ayla said in

for

who was sitting

asked almost in a flat tone, "What's

you

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

"Go ahead."

on the outside, his heart