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.

couldn't refuse Clayton when he approached her with a request to marry

raising her, she

been three days

do, Ayla walked out of her room and went to the

only freedom Brian approved of was, she could roam

any bodyguards to

only people she saw were

today she had to sneak out

Maria that she was going to take care of some private

even ask Lyle to drive

she went to the nearby

soon as she arrived at school, she

aren't even coming to school these days.But if you 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

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

the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

to school, he might as well go

there he'd know what had

really very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with him too?" Lisa

especially because Ayla was better in studies

was always appreciated

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

She also worked part-time.

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

wasn't really a

of Ayla, because Ayla

 Lisa looked

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

out a card and gave

to

her phone, she lost Toby's number along with

ask the dean to grant me

the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been

comfortable to talk, she

person, so it explained why she hadn't

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the business

thinking for a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not how she had

had thought he'd sound more anxious

it's me," Ayla said in

paused for a

Molly who was sitting right

asked almost in a flat tone,

 "Are you busy now?"

she didn't make it clear today, she might never get the

"Go ahead."

Toby looked calm and collected on the outside,