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

so- called kindness of raising her, she had to sell

days since Brian didn't

do, Ayla walked out of her room and

freedom Brian approved of was, she could

he didn't assign any

many visitors, the only people she saw were the

to sneak out of

take care of some private affairs and would come back

ask Lyle to drive

to the nearby bus station and

arrived at school, she

to school these days.But if you continue to be absent from school, you

in order 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?"

Toby had come to school, he might as well go to the

went there he'd know what had happened

business elite and wore

especially because Ayla was better in studies than

appreciated

spent a

She also worked part-time.

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

really a bad

jealous of Ayla, because Ayla

looked at

give you a business card? Why don't you give it to Ayla?"

a card and gave it to

felt fortunate to have

her phone, she lost Toby's number along with

you.I have to go now.Can you please ask

in the school for a longtime without Brian's

Veronica nodded understandingly.

been

felt comfortable to talk, she wouldn't

a talkative person, so it explained why she

the

a long time, she

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

not how she had imagined it'd

more anxious because

me," Ayla said in a low

paused for a

who was sitting right in front of him

in a

you busy now?"

interrupt his work.But if she didn't make it

"Go ahead."

looked calm and collected on the outside, his heart