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.

when he approached her

her, she had

been three days since Brian didn't

there was nothing to do, Ayla walked out of her room and went to the

only freedom Brian approved of was, she could

he didn't assign any bodyguards to

only people

had to sneak out of

was going to take care of some private

didn't even ask Lyle

nearby bus station

as she arrived at school, she

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

dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your

came to the school? Did

to school, he might as

he went there he'd

a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a relationship with him too?" Lisa blurted

Ayla was better in

always appreciated by

spent a lot of time in the

She also worked part-time.

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

wasn't really a bad

of Ayla, because

 Lisa looked

didn't he give you a business card? Why

card and gave it

to

she lost Toby's number

you please ask the dean to

stay in the school for

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been going on with

Ayla felt comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

a talkative person, so it

Ayla gripped the business card in her hand

long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

voice sounded composed and professional, not how she had

thought he'd sound more

me," Ayla said in a

for

shifted to Molly who was sitting

in a

 "Are you

she didn't make it clear today, she might never get the

"Go ahead."

and collected on the outside, his heart