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.

he approached her with a request

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

three days since Brian didn't come

nothing to do, Ayla walked out

only freedom Brian approved of was,

he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict her

only people she saw were

to sneak

was going to take care of some private affairs and

even ask Lyle

nearby

arrived at

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 with you," Lisa said

the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during

Did he

come to school, he might as well go to the

he went there he'd know what had happened

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

like Ayla, especially because Ayla was

always appreciated by

wasn't good at socializing, as she spent a lot of

She also worked part-time.

her family's support, Ayla was able to gain a lot of people's love

wasn't really

Ayla, because Ayla was more popular

 Lisa looked

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

card and

felt fortunate to

Brian destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number along

you.I have to go now.Can you please ask the dean to

stay in the school for a longtime without Brian's

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been

Ayla felt comfortable to talk,

so it

a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in her hand

for a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not how

sound more anxious because

Ayla said in a

for

sitting right in front

asked almost in a flat tone, "What's

 "Are you

didn't make it clear today, she might never get

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on the outside, his heart was palpitating