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.

refuse Clayton when he approached her with a request to marry

kindness of raising her, she had to sell

had been three days

Ayla walked out of her room

was, she could roam freely inside the

any

many visitors, the only people she saw were

today she had to sneak out

to take care of some private affairs and would come back

even ask Lyle to drive

nearby bus station

she arrived at

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 has been looking for you.But we couldn't get in touch with you," Lisa said everything

"Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine

school? Did he say

Toby had come to school, he might as well go to

he went there he'd know

a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship

didn't like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in studies

appreciated by the

spent a

She also worked part-time.

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

really a

because Ayla was more

 Lisa looked at

you a business card? Why don't

a card and gave

to have

Brian destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's

go now.Can you please ask

school for

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going on

felt comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

person, so it explained

Ayla gripped the business card

long time, she dialed

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

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

had thought he'd sound more anxious because

it's me," Ayla said

paused for

was sitting right in front of

a flat tone, "What's

you busy

she didn't make it clear today,

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside,