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 with a request to

she had to sell her whole

been three days since Brian didn't

walked out of her room and went

Brian approved of was, she could

assign any

visitors, the only people she saw were

she had to sneak out of

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

ask

to the nearby bus station and took

as she arrived at school, she met Veronica

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

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

Did he say anything?" Ayla asked

come to school, he might as well go to the Woodsen

went there he'd know what

He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are you in a

Ayla was

appreciated by

good at socializing, as she spent

She also worked part-time.

family's support, Ayla was able to gain

really a bad

jealous of Ayla, because

 Lisa looked at

didn't he give you a business card? Why

card and gave it

felt fortunate to

she lost Toby's

to go now.Can you please ask

stay in the school for a

Veronica nodded understandingly.

knew something had been going on

until Ayla felt comfortable

wasn't a talkative person, so it explained why she

gripped the business card

long time,

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

composed and professional, not how she

he'd sound more anxious

Ayla said in a low

for a

to Molly who was sitting right in

almost in a flat tone, "What's the

 "Are you

want to interrupt his work.But if she didn't make it clear today, she might never get the chance

"Go ahead."

Toby looked calm and collected on the outside, his