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

his so- called kindness of raising her, she had

been three days since

out

of was, she could roam freely inside

he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict her

the only people she

to sneak

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

ask Lyle to

went to the nearby bus

arrived at school, she met

to be absent from school, you will

can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your absence, a man named

Did he say anything?" Ayla

to school, he might as well go

he'd know

wore

because Ayla was

appreciated by

spent a

She also worked part-time.

able to

wasn't really a bad

was jealous of Ayla, because

looked at

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

card and gave it to

felt fortunate to have Toby's

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's

now.Can you please ask the dean to grant

in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on

comfortable to

a talkative person, so it explained

Ayla gripped the business card

for a long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not

he'd sound more anxious

said

for

who was sitting right in front of

in a

you

if she didn't make it clear

"Go ahead."

and collected on the