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

of raising her, she had to sell her whole life to the devil, Brian

had been three days since Brian didn't

nothing to do, Ayla walked out of her room

only freedom Brian approved of was, she could

any bodyguards

visitors, the only people she

she had to sneak out of

secretly told Maria that she was going to take care of some private

ask Lyle to drive

nearby bus station and took a

arrived at school, she met Veronica and

be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has been

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

Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

to school, he might as well go to the

he went there he'd

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

like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in studies

was always appreciated

at socializing, as she spent a

She also worked part-time.

able to gain

wasn't really a

Ayla, because Ayla was more popular

looked at

you a business card? Why don't you

out a card and gave

felt fortunate to

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

ask

the school for a longtime without Brian's

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been

until Ayla felt comfortable to

wasn't a talkative person, so it

the business card in her

long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

and professional, not

sound more anxious

Ayla said in a

for a

eyes shifted to Molly who was sitting right in

in a flat tone, "What's

you busy

didn't want to interrupt his work.But if she didn't make it

"Go ahead."

and collected on