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

kindness of raising her, she had

been three days since Brian didn't come

was nothing to do, Ayla walked out

Brian approved of was, she

assign any bodyguards to restrict her

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

she had to sneak out

take

didn't even ask Lyle to drive

to the nearby bus

at school, she

you continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has been

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

came to the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla

Toby had come to school, he might as well go to the

went there he'd know what had

looked like a business elite and wore

Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in studies

always appreciated by the

spent

She also worked part-time.

Ayla was able to gain a lot

wasn't really a bad

Ayla, because Ayla was more popular than

 Lisa looked at

card? Why don't you

took out a card and gave it

felt fortunate to

her phone, she lost Toby's

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

stay in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on with

felt comfortable to talk,

a talkative person, so it explained why she hadn't

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card

long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

professional, not how she had imagined it'd

thought he'd sound more anxious because of her

Ayla said in a low

for

shifted to Molly who was sitting

almost in a flat tone,

you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

and collected on the