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 with a request

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

three days

to do, Ayla walked out of

of was, she could

any

weren't many visitors, the only people she saw were

she had to sneak out of the

secretly told Maria that she was going to take care of

even ask Lyle to

she went to the nearby bus station and

soon as she arrived at school, she met Veronica

rich 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 trouble.Our dean

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

the school? Did he say anything?"

come to school, he might as well

he'd know

elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a

especially because Ayla was better in

was always appreciated by

socializing, as she spent a lot of time

She also worked part-time.

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

really a bad

she was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more

looked

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

card and gave it

felt fortunate to have

phone, she lost Toby's number along

go now.Can you please ask

stay in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been

until Ayla felt comfortable to talk, she

talkative person, so it explained

a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in

for a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

and professional, not

thought he'd sound more anxious

me," Ayla said in

for a

Molly who was sitting right in front of

almost in a flat tone, "What's

you busy now?"

make it clear today, she might never get the chance

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside, his heart