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

sake of his so- called kindness of raising her, she

three days since Brian didn't come

Ayla walked out of

of was, she could roam freely inside the

any bodyguards to

the only

today she had to sneak out

she was going to take

even ask Lyle

went to the nearby bus

as she arrived at

you came.Was that 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

can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your absence,

came to the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

he might as well go

there he'd know what had happened

handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with

Ayla was better

always appreciated by

socializing, as she spent

She also worked part-time.

able to gain a lot of

really a bad

jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was

looked

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

a card and gave it to

fortunate to have Toby's

her phone, she lost Toby's

to go now.Can you please ask the dean to grant me a few

in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been going

felt comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

a talkative person, so it explained why

Ayla gripped the business card in her

for a long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

voice sounded composed and professional, not how she had imagined

he'd sound more anxious because

Ayla said in

paused for

was sitting right in front of him on

almost in a flat tone, "What's the

you busy now?"

if she didn't make it clear today, she might never

"Go ahead."

and collected on the