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

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

days since Brian didn't come

nothing to do, Ayla walked out of her room

Brian approved of was, she could roam freely inside

any

visitors, the only people she

had to sneak

to take care of

didn't even ask Lyle to

the nearby bus station and took a

she arrived at school, she met

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

order to make her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your absence, a

Did he

had come to school, he might as

there he'd know what

very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in

especially because Ayla

appreciated by

spent a lot of time in the library

She also worked part-time.

able to

really

she was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla

 Lisa looked

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

a card

to have

she lost

to go now.Can you please ask the dean to grant

stay in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been

comfortable to

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

gripped the

for a long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not how she had

more anxious because of her

it's me," Ayla said in

paused for a

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of him on

a

you

work.But if she didn't make it clear

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on the outside,