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 marry

so- called kindness of raising her, she had

three days since Brian didn't come

was nothing to do, Ayla walked out

of was, she could roam freely

he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict her

the only people she saw were

had to sneak out of the villa

was going to take care of some private affairs and would come

even ask

went to the nearby bus station and

she arrived at school, she met Veronica

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 touch with you," Lisa

to make her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and

school? Did

might as well go to the Woodsen

he'd

man is really very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a

Ayla, especially because Ayla was

always appreciated by

at socializing, as she spent a lot

She also worked part-time.

support, Ayla was able to gain a lot of

really a bad

because

 Lisa looked

didn't he give you a business card? Why

out a card and gave

felt fortunate to

she

ask the dean to

in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been going on

comfortable to

it explained why

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in her

a long time, she

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

professional, not how she

he'd sound more anxious because

Ayla said

paused for a

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front

in a flat tone, "What's the

 "Are you

didn't want to interrupt his work.But if she didn't make it clear today, she might never

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on the outside,