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

so- called kindness of raising her, she

days since Brian didn't

Ayla walked out of her

Brian approved of was, she could roam

any

weren't many visitors, the only people she

she had to sneak out of the villa

she was going to take care of some private affairs and would come

even ask Lyle

to the nearby bus

at school, she met Veronica and

be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our

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 fine after that.But during your absence, a man named Toby came looking for

Did

come to school, he might as well go

went there he'd know what

man is really very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with him too?"

like Ayla, especially because Ayla was

always appreciated

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

She also worked part-time.

able to gain a lot

really a bad

Ayla, because

 Lisa looked

didn't he give you a business card? Why don't

out a card and gave it

felt fortunate to have Toby's

Brian destroyed her phone, she lost

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

the school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on

Ayla felt comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

it explained

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in her hand

thinking for a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

voice sounded composed and professional, not how she

sound more anxious because

Ayla said in a

paused for

to Molly who was sitting

a flat tone, "What's the

you

if she didn't make it clear today, she might never

"Go ahead."

collected on the outside, his heart was palpitating