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 with a request to

sake of his so- called kindness of raising her, she had

had been three days since Brian didn't

to do, Ayla walked out of her

of was,

he didn't assign any

many visitors, the only

today she had to sneak

take

ask Lyle to drive

went to the nearby bus station

she arrived at school, she

aren't even coming to school these days.But if you 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

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

the school? Did

come to school, he might as

he went there he'd know what had

wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with

Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in studies

appreciated

as she spent a lot

She also worked part-time.

was able to gain a lot of people's love and

really

was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more popular

looked at

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

card and gave it

to have Toby's

phone, she lost Toby's number along

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

couldn't stay in the school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going

Ayla felt comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

it

Ayla gripped the business card in

for a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not how

more anxious

said in a low

for a

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front

almost in a flat tone,

 "Are you

to interrupt his work.But if she didn't make it

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside, his