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

she had to sell her whole life to the devil,

been three days since Brian didn't

do, Ayla walked out of

approved of was, she

he didn't assign any bodyguards to

many visitors, the only people she saw were the

had to sneak out

Maria that she was going to take care of some

ask Lyle

to the nearby bus

she arrived at school, she

continue to be absent from school, you

Lisa's sleeve in order to make her shut and said, "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

to the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla

he might as well go to

there he'd know

handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a

Ayla

always appreciated by the

socializing, as she spent a lot of time in the library every

She also worked part-time.

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

wasn't really a

of Ayla, because Ayla was more popular

looked

you a business card? Why don't you give

out a card and gave it

felt fortunate to have Toby's

phone, she

you.I have to go now.Can you please ask the dean to grant me a few days'

the school

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been

until Ayla felt comfortable to

so it explained why she hadn't

a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in

a long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

not how she had imagined it'd

he'd sound more anxious because

me," Ayla said in a low

paused for

was sitting right in front of him on the

a flat tone, "What's

you

she didn't make it

"Go ahead."

Toby looked calm and collected on the outside,