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 with

raising her, she had to

had been three days since

Ayla walked out of her

of was, she could roam freely inside

assign any bodyguards to restrict

the only

she had to sneak out of the

Maria that she was going to take care

even ask

the nearby bus

she arrived at

aren't even coming to school these days.But if you continue to be absent from school, you will

can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that.But during your absence, a man named Toby came looking

the school? Did

he might as well go to the Woodsen

he'd know

a business elite and wore a designer suit.Are

especially because Ayla was

was always appreciated

spent a lot of time in the library

She also worked part-time.

was able to

wasn't really a

Ayla, because Ayla was more popular than

 Lisa looked at

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

a card and gave

to have

destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's

now.Can you please ask the dean to grant

school for a longtime without Brian's

Veronica nodded understandingly.

had been going

comfortable

talkative person, so it explained why

gripped the business card in

a long

"Hello!" 

Toby answered the call.

and professional, not

he'd sound more anxious because of her

it's me," Ayla said in

for a

shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of

almost in a

 "Are you

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

"Go ahead."

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