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 with a request to marry

her, she had to sell her whole

days since

Ayla walked out of her

was, she could roam freely

any bodyguards to

weren't many visitors, the only people she saw

sneak out of

she was going to take care of some private

even ask Lyle

she went to the nearby bus station and took

soon as she arrived at school, she met Veronica and

to be absent from

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?"

Toby had come to school, he might as well go to the Woodsen

he'd know

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

because Ayla was better in studies than

appreciated by the

socializing, as she spent a lot of time in the library

She also worked part-time.

was able to gain a lot of

wasn't really a bad

was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla

looked at

card? Why don't you give it

out a card and gave it to

to have

phone, she

ask the dean to grant

in the school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been

until Ayla felt comfortable to

so it

gripped the business

for a long time, she

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

professional, not how

sound more anxious because of

me," Ayla said in

for

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of him

in a flat tone, "What's the

you busy

it clear today, she

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on