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

she had

had been three days since

out of her room and went to

approved of was, she

he didn't assign any bodyguards

there weren't many visitors, the only

she had to sneak out

to take care of some private affairs and

ask Lyle to drive

to the nearby bus station and

she arrived at school, she met Veronica

came.Was that rich man keeping you locked? You aren't even coming to school these days.But if you 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

the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

he might as well go

he went there he'd

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

Ayla was better in studies than

appreciated

wasn't good at socializing, as she spent a lot of time in the library every

She also worked part-time.

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

really

she was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was

looked at

didn't he give you a business card? Why

out a card and gave

to

she lost Toby's number along

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

in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going on

comfortable

a talkative person, so it

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the

thinking for a long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not how she had imagined

sound more

me," Ayla said in a low

for a

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in

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

you

didn't want to interrupt his work.But if she didn't make it clear today, she might never get

"Go ahead."

Toby looked calm and collected on