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 a

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

had been three days since Brian didn't

nothing to do, Ayla walked out

Brian approved of was,

didn't assign any bodyguards

visitors, the only people she saw

sneak out of

take care

didn't even ask Lyle to drive

the nearby bus

she arrived at

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

dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your

Did

come to school, he might as

went there he'd know what had happened

handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer

especially because Ayla was

was always appreciated by

she wasn't good at socializing, as she spent a lot of time in the

She also worked part-time.

able to gain a lot

wasn't really a bad

of Ayla, because Ayla was more

 Lisa looked

you a business card? Why don't

card and

fortunate to have

phone, she lost Toby's number along

now.Can you please ask the

stay in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going on

felt comfortable

wasn't a talkative person, so it explained

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in her

long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

and professional, not how she

had thought he'd sound more

said in a

paused for a

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in

a flat

you

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

"Go ahead."

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