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 to

his so- called kindness of raising her, she had to sell her whole life to the devil,

three days since

do, Ayla walked out of her room and went to

was,

didn't assign any bodyguards

weren't many visitors, the only people she saw

to sneak out of

secretly told Maria that she was going to take care of some private affairs and would come back

didn't even ask Lyle to

the nearby bus station and took a

as she arrived at

from school, you will get into

in order to make her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your absence, a

Did he say

come to school, he might as well go to the

he went there he'd know what had happened

looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with him too?" Lisa blurted

didn't like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in

appreciated by the

spent a lot

She also worked part-time.

to gain

really a

because Ayla was more

 Lisa looked at

card? Why don't you give it to Ayla?"

card

fortunate to have

phone, she lost Toby's

now.Can you please ask

school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on with

Ayla felt comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

so it explained why she hadn't yet told

Ayla gripped the business card in her

long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

not how she had imagined

had thought he'd sound more anxious because

me," Ayla said

paused for

sitting right in front of him on

asked almost in a

 "Are you busy

his work.But if she didn't make it clear

"Go ahead."

Toby looked calm and collected on