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.

couldn't refuse Clayton when he approached her with a request

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

three days since Brian

to do, Ayla walked out of her

was, she could roam freely inside

didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict her

the only people she saw were

had to sneak out of the

take care of some private affairs and

ask Lyle

to the nearby bus station

arrived at school, she met Veronica and

You 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

pulled 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 to the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla

Toby had come to school, he might as

he went there he'd know what

elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with him too?" Lisa

Ayla was better in studies than

appreciated by the

spent a lot of time in the library every

She also worked part-time.

able to gain a lot of people's

really a bad

jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was

looked at

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

out a card

felt fortunate to

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number along

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

in the school for

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been

comfortable

talkative person, so it explained why she hadn't

gripped the business

a long time, she

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

professional, not how she had

had thought he'd sound more anxious because of her

Ayla said

for a

shifted to Molly who was sitting

asked almost in a

 "Are you busy

she didn't make it clear today, she might never get the chance to

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside,