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

raising her, she had

three days since Brian didn't

nothing to do, Ayla walked out

was, she could roam

any bodyguards

the only people she

today she had to sneak out of

Maria that she was going to take care of some private affairs and would

ask Lyle to

the nearby bus station and took a

as 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

to make her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things

school? Did he say anything?"

might as well go to the Woodsen

he went there he'd know what

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

because Ayla was better in studies than

always appreciated by

she spent a lot of time in the library

She also worked part-time.

to gain a lot

really a

was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla

 Lisa looked

he give you a business card? Why don't

card

to have Toby's

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number along

have to go now.Can you please ask

school for a longtime without

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going on

until Ayla felt comfortable to talk,

talkative person, so it explained why she hadn't yet

the

thinking for a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

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

thought he'd sound more anxious because of

me," Ayla said in a low

paused for

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

in a flat tone, "What's the

you

she didn't make it clear

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on the