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.

Clayton when he approached her with a request to marry

kindness of raising her, she had

three days since

Ayla walked out of

only freedom Brian approved of was,

he didn't assign any

only people she saw were the

had to sneak out of the villa

that she was going to take care

even ask

nearby bus station

soon as she arrived at school, she met

from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has been looking for you.But

"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 looking

school? Did he say anything?"

come to school, he might as well

there he'd

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

Ayla was better

appreciated

as she spent

She also worked part-time.

to gain a lot

wasn't really a bad

of Ayla, because Ayla was

looked

you a business card? Why

out a card and

fortunate to have Toby's

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number

ask the dean to

couldn't stay in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going on with

felt comfortable

so it explained why she hadn't yet told

a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in her

thinking for a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

not how she had imagined it'd

sound more anxious because

me," Ayla said in a low

paused for a

who was sitting

a

 "Are you

if she didn't make it clear

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the