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

raising her, she had to sell her whole

days since

there was nothing to do, Ayla walked out of

approved of was, she could

didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict

visitors, the only people

she had to sneak out

to take care of some private

ask Lyle to drive

nearby bus station and took

soon as she arrived at school, she

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 everything in one

talk to the dean and I'm sure

the school? Did he say

might

went there he'd know

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

especially because Ayla was better in

appreciated by the

spent a lot of time in the library every

She also worked part-time.

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

wasn't really a

Ayla, because

 Lisa looked

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

out a card and

felt fortunate to have

Brian destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number

you please ask the dean to grant

in the school for a longtime without Brian's

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on

comfortable to talk,

so it explained why she hadn't

Ayla gripped the business card in

thinking for a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not how she had imagined

he'd sound more

Ayla said

paused for a

eyes shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of

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

you busy

work.But if she didn't make it clear today,

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside, his heart was