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

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

days since Brian didn't come

Ayla walked out of her room and went

approved of was, she could

didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict

visitors, the only people she

she had to sneak out of the

take care of some private affairs and

ask Lyle to drive

the nearby bus station and took a

soon as she arrived at school, she met Veronica

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

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

came to the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

to school, he might as well go

he'd know what had happened

wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with

especially because Ayla was better

always appreciated by the

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

She also worked part-time.

able to gain a lot of

really

of Ayla, because Ayla was

 Lisa looked at

a business card? Why

a card and gave it to

felt fortunate to have Toby's

she lost Toby's number along

now.Can you please ask

school

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been

until Ayla felt comfortable to

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

Ayla gripped the business card in her

long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

professional, not how she had imagined it'd

more anxious because of

Ayla said in a low

paused for

to Molly who was sitting right in

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

you busy

work.But if she didn't make it clear

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside,