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.

refuse Clayton when he approached her with a request

called kindness of raising her, she had

three days since Brian didn't

walked out of her room and

approved of was,

assign any bodyguards

many visitors, the only people she

today she had to sneak out of

take care of some private affairs and

didn't even ask

went to the nearby bus station

arrived at school, she met Veronica and

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

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 asked

had come to school, he might

he'd know

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

didn't like Ayla, especially because Ayla was

always appreciated by

spent a lot of

She also worked part-time.

was able to gain a

really

was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more popular than

 Lisa looked at

Why don't you give it to

took out a card and

fortunate to

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number along with

go now.Can you please ask the dean to

couldn't stay in the school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going

comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

it explained why

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the business

a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

professional, not

thought he'd sound more anxious

it's me," Ayla said in a low

for a

to Molly who was sitting right in front

asked almost in a

you busy

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

"Go ahead."

collected on the outside,