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

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

had been three days since Brian didn't come

nothing to do, Ayla walked out of her room and went to

of was, she could roam freely inside

assign any bodyguards to restrict her

only people she saw were

today she had to sneak out

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

even ask

went to the nearby bus station

at school,

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

dean and I'm

the school? Did he say anything?"

come to school, he might as well go to the

there he'd know what

elite and wore a designer

didn't like Ayla, especially because Ayla was

was always appreciated by the

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

She also worked part-time.

to gain a lot of people's love

really

because Ayla was more popular

 Lisa looked

business card? Why don't you give it

card

to

phone, she lost Toby's number along with

you.I have to go now.Can you please ask the dean to grant me

in the school for

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going on with

comfortable to

it explained why she

cafe, Ayla gripped the business card

a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not how she

had thought he'd sound more anxious because

said

for a

to Molly who was sitting

asked almost in a flat tone,

 "Are you

make it clear today, she might never get the chance to do

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside, his heart was