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

her, she had to

days

Ayla walked out of her room and went to

Brian approved of was, she could roam freely inside

any bodyguards to

weren't many visitors, the only people she

she had to sneak out of the villa

secretly told Maria that she was going to take care

didn't even ask

the nearby bus station and took a

she arrived at school, she met Veronica and

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

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

the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla

had come to school, he might as

he went there he'd know what

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

Ayla

always appreciated by the

as she spent a

She also worked part-time.

without her family's support, Ayla was able to gain

wasn't really a bad

of Ayla, because Ayla

looked at

give you a business card? Why

out a card and gave it

fortunate to have

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number along with

go now.Can you please ask the dean to grant

couldn't stay in the school for a longtime without Brian's

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going

Ayla felt comfortable to talk,

a talkative person, so it explained why she hadn't yet

gripped the business card

long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

not how she

he'd sound more

Ayla said

paused for

Molly who was sitting right in front of him on the

in a flat tone, "What's the

 "Are you busy now?"

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

"Go ahead."

and collected on the outside, his heart was palpitating