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.

Clayton when he approached

raising her, she had to sell her whole life to

been three days since Brian

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

was, she could roam

he didn't assign any bodyguards

visitors, the only

sneak out of

was going to take care of

ask Lyle to

the nearby

soon as she arrived at school, she met

continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has been looking for you.But we couldn't get in touch with you," Lisa

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

to the school? Did

he might as well go to

went there he'd know what had

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

didn't like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in

appreciated by the

she wasn't good at socializing, as she spent a lot of

She also worked part-time.

Ayla was able to gain

wasn't really a

jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was

 Lisa looked at

give you a business card? Why don't you give it to Ayla?"

card and gave

felt fortunate to

Brian destroyed her phone, she

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

in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going

Ayla felt comfortable to talk, she

wasn't a talkative person, so it

the business card in

thinking for a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

and professional, not how she had

sound more anxious

it's me," Ayla said in a low

paused for

Molly who was sitting right in front

almost in a flat tone, "What's the

 "Are you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

on the