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.

he approached her with a request

raising her, she had to sell her whole life to the devil,

been three days since Brian didn't come

Ayla walked out of her room and went

was, she

didn't assign any bodyguards to

there weren't many visitors, the only people

sneak out of the

was going to take care of some

ask Lyle

she went to the nearby bus

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

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

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

to school, he might as well go to the

went there he'd know what had

He looked like a business elite and wore a designer

Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in studies

always appreciated by the

socializing, as she spent a lot of time in the library

She also worked part-time.

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

really a bad

of Ayla, because Ayla was

looked

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

took out a card and

felt fortunate to have

Brian destroyed her phone, she lost

please ask the dean to grant

stay in the school for a longtime without Brian's

Veronica nodded understandingly.

something had been

felt comfortable

so it explained why she hadn't yet told

gripped the business card in her hand

thinking for a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not how

more anxious

it's me," Ayla said

for

was sitting right in front of

asked almost in a flat tone,

you

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

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside, his heart was