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

so- called kindness of raising her, she

been three days since Brian didn't

Ayla walked out of her room and went

freedom Brian approved of was,

he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict her

weren't many visitors, the only people

had to sneak

to take care of some private

didn't even ask Lyle to

to the nearby bus

she arrived at school, she met Veronica and

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

talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your

school? Did he say

school, he might

he went there he'd know what had happened

looked like a business elite and wore a

especially because Ayla was better in

always appreciated by the

spent a lot

She also worked part-time.

support, Ayla was able to gain a lot of

wasn't really

because

looked at

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

out a card and gave it to

fortunate to have

phone, she lost Toby's

now.Can you please ask the dean to grant

stay in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been going

comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

talkative person, so it explained why she hadn't

the

a long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not how she

more anxious because of her

said

paused for

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in

a flat tone,

you

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

"Go ahead."

Toby looked calm and collected on the