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.

when he approached her

so- called kindness of raising her, she had

three days since Brian

walked out of her room and went to

approved of was, she could roam freely inside the

he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict her

visitors, the only people

she had to sneak out of the

that she was going to take care of some private affairs and

didn't even ask Lyle

nearby bus station

at school, she met Veronica and

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 for

and

came to the school? Did he say

school, he might as well go

he went there he'd know what

handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with

like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in studies

always appreciated by

as she spent a

She also worked part-time.

able to gain

really

because Ayla was more popular

looked at

give you a business card? Why don't

out a card and gave it to

fortunate to

Brian destroyed her phone, she lost

to go now.Can you please ask the

the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going on

felt comfortable to talk, she

so it explained why she

gripped the business card in her

a long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not how she had

he'd sound more anxious

me," Ayla said in a low

paused for

sitting right in front of him on the

asked almost in a flat tone, "What's

you

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

"Go ahead."

collected on the outside,