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

called kindness of raising her, she had to sell her whole life to the

been three days since Brian didn't

to do, Ayla walked out of her room

approved of was, she could roam freely inside the

he didn't assign any bodyguards

weren't many visitors, the only people

she had to sneak

that she was going to take care of some

didn't even ask Lyle

to the nearby bus station

soon as she arrived at school, she met Veronica and

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

her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and

to the school? Did

to school, he might as well go

he'd

elite and wore a

because Ayla was better

always appreciated by

good at socializing, as she spent a

She also worked part-time.

without her family's support, Ayla was able to

really a

because Ayla

 Lisa looked

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

a card and

fortunate to have Toby's

phone, she lost

go now.Can you please ask the

couldn't stay in the school for

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been

comfortable to talk,

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

the business card in

for a long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

and professional, not how she had imagined

sound more anxious because of her

Ayla said in

paused for

Molly who was sitting

asked almost in a flat tone, "What's the

you

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

"Go ahead."

on