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.

couldn't refuse Clayton when he approached her

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

had been three days since Brian didn't

was nothing to do, Ayla walked out of her room and

was, she could roam freely inside the

didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict her

weren't many visitors, the only

to sneak out of the villa

that she was going to take care of some

ask Lyle

nearby bus station and

soon as she arrived at school, she met Veronica

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 looking for you.But we couldn't get in touch

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

Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

might as

went there he'd know what

He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship

Ayla

was always appreciated by

spent a lot of time in the

She also worked part-time.

to gain a lot of people's love

really a

was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more

 Lisa looked at

business card? Why don't you give

took out a card and gave

felt fortunate to

her phone, she lost Toby's number along

please ask the dean to

couldn't stay in the school

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going

Ayla felt comfortable

person, so it explained why

gripped the business

long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

professional, not how

sound more anxious because of her

Ayla said in

for

eyes shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of

a flat tone, "What's the

you busy now?"

want to interrupt his work.But if she didn't make it clear today,

"Go ahead."

Toby looked calm and collected on the outside,