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

her, she had to sell her whole life to

three days

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

approved of was, she

he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict

there weren't many visitors, the only people she saw

to sneak out of the

told Maria that she was going to take care of

ask Lyle

she went to the nearby bus station

arrived at school, she

absent from school, you will get into trouble.Our dean has been

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

school? Did he say anything?" Ayla

Toby had come to school, he might

went there he'd know

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

like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better

always appreciated by the

as she spent a lot of

She also worked part-time.

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

wasn't really

of Ayla, because Ayla was more popular than

looked at

he give you a business card? Why don't

out a card and

fortunate to have Toby's

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number along with

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

couldn't stay in the school for a longtime

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been going on with

Ayla felt comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

person, so it

in a cafe, Ayla gripped the

a long time, she dialed the

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

and professional, not how she had imagined

he'd sound more anxious

said in a low

for

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

asked almost in a flat

 "Are you busy now?"

make it clear today, she might never get the chance

"Go ahead."

calm and collected on the outside, his