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.

refuse Clayton when he approached

her, she had

days since Brian didn't come

to do, Ayla walked out of her room

Brian approved of was, she could

any

only people she saw

today she had to sneak out of the

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

ask Lyle to

the nearby bus station and took

soon as she arrived at school, she met Veronica and

if you continue to be absent from school, you will

said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure

came to the school? Did he say

school, he might as well go to the Woodsen

he'd know what had happened

a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with

especially because Ayla was

always appreciated

she wasn't good at socializing, as she spent a

She also worked part-time.

to gain a

really a bad

jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more

 Lisa looked at

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

took out a card and gave it

fortunate to have

her phone, she lost Toby's number

ask the dean to grant me

couldn't stay in the school

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been

comfortable

wasn't a talkative person, so it

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card

long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not how she

sound more anxious because of

me," Ayla said in

for a

eyes shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of him

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

 "Are you busy

work.But if she didn't make it clear

"Go ahead."

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