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 her with

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

three days

there was nothing to do, Ayla walked out of her room

of was, she could roam

assign any bodyguards

weren't many visitors, the only people she saw were the

had to sneak out of the

going to take care of some private

even ask Lyle

the nearby bus

as she arrived at school, she met

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

in order to make her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure

the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

had come to school, he might as well go to

he went there he'd know

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

didn't like Ayla, especially because Ayla was

always appreciated by the

as she spent a lot of time

She also worked part-time.

was able to

really

jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more popular than

 Lisa looked at

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

a card

to

phone, she lost Toby's

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

in the school for

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going on

until Ayla felt comfortable to talk,

talkative person, so it explained why

Ayla gripped the business card in

long time, she

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

not

had thought he'd sound more anxious because of

me," Ayla said in a

for a

was sitting right in

in a flat tone, "What's

 "Are you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside,