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.

approached

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

been three days since Brian

out of her room and went to

approved of was, she could roam freely inside the

he didn't assign any

weren't many visitors, the only

to sneak

Maria that she was going to take

ask

she went to the nearby bus station and took a

soon as she arrived at

locked? You 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 with you," Lisa said everything in

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

the school? Did he

to school, he might

he went there he'd know what

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

because Ayla

was always appreciated by the

socializing, as she spent a

She also worked part-time.

support, Ayla was able to gain a

wasn't really a bad

because Ayla was more popular than

 Lisa looked

Why don't you

took out a card

felt fortunate to have Toby's

phone, she

ask the

school for a longtime without Brian's

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been going on

comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

a talkative person, so it explained why she

Ayla gripped the business card in

a long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

sounded composed and professional, not how she had imagined it'd

more anxious because of her

said in a low

paused for

eyes shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of him on the

almost in a flat

you busy

work.But if she didn't make it clear today, she might never get the chance to

"Go ahead."

collected on the outside, his heart