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.

when he approached her with a request

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

been three days since

do, Ayla walked out of her room and went to

was, she could roam freely inside the

didn't assign any

many visitors, the only people she saw were

she had to sneak out of the villa

to take care of some private

even ask Lyle

went to the nearby bus station and took

soon as she arrived at school, she

school these days.But if you continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has

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

came to the school? Did he say

come to school, he might as well go to the

he went there he'd know what had

wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with him too?" Lisa blurted

didn't like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in

was always appreciated by

as she spent a lot of time in the

She also worked part-time.

family's support, Ayla was able to

really

Ayla, because Ayla

looked at

a business card? Why don't

a card and

felt fortunate to have Toby's

Brian destroyed her phone, she

now.Can you please ask the

in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on

until Ayla felt comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

a talkative person, so it explained

gripped the business card

long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not how she had

thought he'd sound more

me," Ayla said

for a

who was sitting right in front of him on

a

you busy now?"

didn't make it clear today, she might

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside, his heart was palpitating