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.

Clayton when he approached her with a

of his so- called kindness of raising her, she had to sell her whole life to the devil,

had been three days since

out of her room and went to

was,

he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict

many visitors, the only people she saw were the

today she had to sneak

to take care of

even ask Lyle to drive

nearby bus station and took

at

keeping you locked? You aren't even coming to school these days.But if you continue to be absent from school, you will get

to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine

Did he say anything?" Ayla

to school, he might as well

there he'd know what had

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

because Ayla was better in

always appreciated

she spent a lot

She also worked part-time.

able to gain

really a bad

because Ayla was more popular

 Lisa looked at

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

card and gave

fortunate to have

phone, she lost Toby's

go now.Can you please ask the dean to grant

couldn't stay in the school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been

felt comfortable to talk, she

so it explained why

the business

for a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

voice sounded composed and professional, not how she had imagined

more anxious because of

Ayla said in

paused for

Molly who was sitting right in front of him on the

in a flat

you busy now?"

work.But if she didn't make it clear today, she might

"Go ahead."

on the