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

raising her, she

three days since Brian didn't

out of her room

of was, she could roam freely inside the

he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict

many visitors, the only people

had to sneak out

was going to take care of some private affairs and

didn't even ask

the nearby bus

soon as she arrived at school,

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

her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm

came to the school? Did he

to school, he might

he went there he'd know what had

He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in

Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in

always appreciated by the

socializing, as she spent a lot

She also worked part-time.

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

really

Ayla, because

looked at

Why

card and

felt fortunate to have

phone, she lost

to go now.Can you please ask the

couldn't stay in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going

comfortable

talkative person, so it explained why she hadn't

the business card

long time, she

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

voice sounded composed and professional, not how she had imagined

he'd sound more anxious because

it's me," Ayla said in a

for

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of

asked almost in a flat tone, "What's the

you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

collected on the outside, his heart was