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 with a request to marry

the sake of his so- called kindness of raising her, she had to sell her whole life to the

been three days

do, Ayla walked out of her room and

only freedom Brian approved of was, she could roam freely

assign any bodyguards to restrict

only people she saw

she had to sneak

was going to take care of some private affairs

even ask Lyle to

nearby bus station and

soon as she arrived at school, she met Veronica

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

dean and I'm

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

might as

he'd

like a business elite and wore a

Ayla was

always appreciated by the

as she spent a lot of time in the library

She also worked part-time.

Ayla was able to

wasn't really

of Ayla, because Ayla was more

 Lisa looked at

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

out a card

felt fortunate to have Toby's

phone, she lost Toby's number along

now.Can you please ask the dean to grant

couldn't stay in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going on with

felt comfortable to

it explained why she hadn't yet told

the business card

thinking for a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

professional, not how she had imagined

he'd sound more anxious

said in a low

for a

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

almost in a

you busy

didn't want to interrupt his work.But if she didn't make it clear today,

"Go ahead."

and collected on the outside, his heart was