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.

approached

the sake of his so- called kindness of raising her, she had to sell her whole life to the

days since Brian didn't come

walked out of her room and went to the

Brian approved of was, she

any bodyguards

many visitors, the only

to sneak

to take care of some private affairs and would come back

didn't even ask Lyle

she went to the nearby bus

she arrived at school,

school these days.But if you continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our

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

school? Did he

might

went there he'd know

very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer

because Ayla was

always appreciated

socializing, as she spent a

She also worked part-time.

was able to

really a bad

jealous of Ayla, because Ayla

 Lisa looked at

card? Why don't

out a card

to

destroyed her phone, she lost

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

the school

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going on

felt comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

person, so it explained

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in

a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

not

more anxious because of her

me," Ayla said in a low

for a

to Molly who was sitting right in front of him on

asked almost in a flat

 "Are you busy

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

"Go ahead."

on the outside,