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.

Clayton when he approached her with a request

she had to sell her

had been three days since Brian didn't

out of her room and went to

freedom Brian approved of was, she could roam

he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict

many visitors, the only

to sneak out of the villa

told Maria that she was going to take

even ask

to the nearby bus station and took

she arrived at school, she

even coming to school these days.But if you continue to be absent from

to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine

came to the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

might as well go to

there he'd know

looked like a business elite and wore a designer

Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in

was always appreciated

spent a lot of

She also worked part-time.

support, Ayla was able to

wasn't really

jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more

 Lisa looked

card? Why don't

card and gave it to

fortunate to have Toby's

her phone, she lost Toby's number along with

please ask the dean to grant me a few

couldn't stay in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been

until Ayla felt comfortable

so it explained

a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card

thinking for a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

and professional, not how she had imagined

he'd sound more anxious

Ayla said in a

for

was sitting

in a

 "Are you

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

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on the outside, his