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.

refuse Clayton when he approached her with a request

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

had been three days

do, Ayla walked out of her room and went

was, she could roam

he didn't assign any bodyguards

weren't many visitors, the only people she saw were the

sneak

take care of some private affairs and would

ask

she went to the nearby bus station and took

she arrived at school, she

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 will get

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

to the school? Did he say

Toby had come to school, he might as well go

he went there he'd know what had happened

like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with him too?" Lisa

especially because Ayla

appreciated by the

wasn't good at socializing, as she spent a

She also worked part-time.

Ayla was able to gain a

wasn't really a

because Ayla was more popular than

looked at

give you a business card? Why

took out a card and gave it to

felt fortunate to have Toby's

destroyed her phone, she

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

the school

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going on with

comfortable

person, so it explained

gripped the

a long time, she

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not how she

he'd sound more

me," Ayla said

for

to Molly who was sitting right in front

almost in a flat

 "Are you busy

make it clear today, she might never get the

"Go ahead."

and collected on the outside, his heart