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

of his so- called kindness of raising her, she

three days since Brian didn't come

to do, Ayla walked out of her room

approved of was, she could roam freely inside the

didn't assign any

the only people she saw

sneak out

was going to take care of some private affairs and would

ask Lyle

the nearby bus station and took

at school, she

days.But if you continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean

Lisa's 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

came to the school? Did he say

come to school, he might as well go to the

he'd

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

like Ayla, especially because Ayla

always appreciated by

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

She also worked part-time.

able to

really a

because Ayla was

looked

didn't he give you a business card? Why don't

a card

felt fortunate to have Toby's

phone, she lost Toby's number along

have to go now.Can you please ask the dean to grant me a few days'

couldn't stay in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on with

felt comfortable to

so it explained why

cafe, Ayla gripped the business card

thinking for a long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not how she had imagined

sound more anxious because of her

Ayla said in a

paused for a

Molly who was sitting right in front of

a flat

 "Are you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on the outside,