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

called kindness of raising her, she had to sell her whole life to

had been three days since

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

only freedom Brian approved of was, she could roam freely

didn't assign any

visitors, the only people she

today she had to sneak out of the

to take care of some private affairs and would

even ask Lyle to

nearby bus station and took a

as she arrived at

man 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

dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your absence, a man named Toby came

the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla

to school, he might as well go to

he'd know what had happened

elite and wore a

like Ayla, especially because Ayla

was always appreciated by the

she spent a lot of time in

She also worked part-time.

without her family's support, Ayla was able to gain a lot of

really a

was jealous of Ayla, because

 Lisa looked at

give you a business card? Why don't you give

a card and gave

fortunate to have Toby's

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number along

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

couldn't stay in the school for

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been going on

Ayla felt comfortable

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

a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in her

thinking for a long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not how she had imagined

sound more anxious

said in a

paused for

was sitting right in front of

a flat tone, "What's the

 "Are you busy now?"

didn't make it clear

"Go ahead."

collected on the outside, his