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

of his so- called kindness of raising her, she had to

three days since Brian didn't

was nothing to do, Ayla walked out of

approved of was, she could

any bodyguards to restrict her

the only people she

to sneak out of the

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

ask

she went to the nearby

as she arrived at school, she met Veronica

school these days.But if you continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has been looking

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

Did

might as well go to the

he went there he'd know what

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

Ayla was better in

was always appreciated by

good at socializing, as she spent

She also worked part-time.

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

really

Ayla, because Ayla was more popular than

 Lisa looked at

you a business card? Why don't you give

out a card and gave it

to have

she lost Toby's number

you.I have to go now.Can you please ask

the school for a longtime without Brian's

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been going on with

Ayla felt comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

person, so it

gripped the business

for a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

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

had thought he'd sound more anxious

me," Ayla said in a low

paused for

who was sitting right in front of him on

a flat

 "Are you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on the