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.

approached her

kindness of raising her, she had to sell her whole

three days

do, Ayla walked out of her room and went to

was, she could

assign any

the only

today she had to sneak out of

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

even ask

to the nearby bus station and

as she arrived at school, she

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 said everything in one

sleeve 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 man named Toby came looking for

school? Did he say anything?" Ayla

Toby had come to school, he might as well

went there he'd know what had happened

business elite and wore a designer

Ayla

was always appreciated by

wasn't good at socializing, as she spent a

She also worked part-time.

her family's support, Ayla was able to gain a lot

really

Ayla, because

looked

give you a business card? Why

card and gave

to have

Brian destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number along

now.Can you please ask the dean to grant me a few

in the school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been

comfortable to talk, she

talkative person, so it explained why

a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card

thinking for a long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

and professional, not how she had imagined it'd

thought he'd sound more

Ayla said in a

paused for a

was sitting

asked almost in a flat tone, "What's the

 "Are you busy now?"

didn't make it clear today, she might never

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside, his heart was palpitating