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

three days since Brian didn't

out of

freedom Brian approved of was, she

assign any bodyguards to restrict

only people she saw were

she had to sneak

going to take care of some

even ask Lyle to

to the nearby bus station and

at school, she met Veronica

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

you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your absence,

to the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla

to school, he might as well go to

went there he'd

a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in

Ayla was better in

was always appreciated by the

she spent a lot of time in the

She also worked part-time.

to gain a lot of

wasn't really

was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla

 Lisa looked

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

a card and

to have Toby's

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's

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

stay in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going

until Ayla felt comfortable to

talkative person, so it

cafe, Ayla gripped the

for a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not

had thought he'd sound more anxious because of

it's me," Ayla said in

for a

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of

in a flat tone, "What's the

you

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

"Go ahead."

Toby looked calm and collected on the outside, his heart was