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 request to marry

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

three days since Brian didn't come

Ayla walked out of her room and went to the

Brian approved of was,

he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict

visitors, the only people

today she had to sneak

to take care of some private affairs and would come back

ask Lyle

to the nearby bus station and took

at school, she met Veronica

continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has been looking for you.But

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

Did he say anything?"

might as well go to the Woodsen

went there he'd know what had

man is really very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer

especially because Ayla was better in studies than

appreciated by the

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

She also worked part-time.

her family's support, Ayla was able to gain a

wasn't really

jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more popular

 Lisa looked at

give you a business card? Why don't you give

out a card and gave it

to have Toby's

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's

now.Can you please ask the dean to grant me a few

school for

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been

felt comfortable to

it explained why she hadn't yet

gripped the

thinking for a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

professional, not how

more anxious because of

me," Ayla said in

for a

Molly who was sitting right

a flat tone, "What's

you busy now?"

if she didn't make it clear today,

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on the outside, his heart was