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

her, she had to sell

had been three days since Brian

out of her room and went to

freedom Brian approved of was, she

didn't assign any

visitors, the only people she saw were

today she had to sneak out of the villa

that she was going to take care of some private

ask Lyle to

nearby bus station and

arrived at school, she met Veronica and

you came.Was that rich man keeping you locked? 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 looking

the dean and

Did he say

Toby had come to school, he might as

he went there he'd know what

wore a designer suit.Are you in

Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in

appreciated by the

good at socializing, as she spent a lot of time in the

She also worked part-time.

family's support, Ayla was able to gain a

wasn't really

of Ayla, because Ayla

looked

a business card? Why don't you give

out a card and gave it to

felt fortunate to have Toby's

her phone, she lost Toby's

ask the dean to grant me

school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been

Ayla felt comfortable to

a talkative person, so it explained why

cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in

thinking for a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

not how she had imagined

more anxious because

it's me," Ayla said in

for

to Molly who was sitting right in front

a flat

 "Are you

work.But if she didn't make it clear today, she might never get the chance to

"Go ahead."

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