The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

Ayla had been lying in bed for hours, but she wasn't getting better.Her face was so pale now that it made her look lifeless.

Beads of sweat streamed down her forehead as the pain got worse.Maria touched Ayla's forehead, and her eyes widened in shock.

"Mrs.Clark, we have to go to the hospital."

Ayla struggled to prop herself up and get out of the bed.

But as soon as her feet touched the floor, she fell down and lost her consciousness.

Maria screamed in fear.

Brian was in the study talking with someone on the phone.

When he heard the noise, he rushed to Ayla's room.

"What's going on here?"

There was a clear hint of displeasure in his cold voice.

"Mr.Clark, Mrs.Clark fainted."

Maria was panic- stricken.She looked at him, not knowing what to do.

"Tell Lyle to take her to the hospital."

He then turned around and left.

When Ayla regained her consciousness, she was already lying on the hospital bed.

"You're finally awake.How are you? Are you feeling better now?" asked the doctor standing beside her bed.

"Doctor, what happened to me?"

She could still feel pain in her lower abdomen.

"You are pregnant.The first trimester is the most crucial stage of pregnancy, so it is not advisable for women to have sex.Fortunately, you and the baby are safe now.Next time you come to the hospital for your prenatal care checkup, ask your husband to come with you," the doctor replied.

Ayla was so shocked that she stared at the doctor incredulously.Was this some kind of a joke? How could she get pregnant? She was taking contraceptives regularly.

"I'm pregnant? Doctor, are you really sure about that? There must be a mistake."

She still didn't want to believe it, so she had to reconfirm it to the doctor.

The doctor shook his head.

"No, we can't be wrong.You are indeed six weeks pregnant.Here's the result of your pregnancy test."

The doctor handed her a piece of paper.

Ayla stared at it for a long time, her eyes wide and mouth agape.

The doctor wasn't kidding.

She was really pregnant.

Her bleeding last night might be because the baby in her belly was hurt.

The doctor's words and the document in her hand were proof that she was really pregnant.

Then she remembered Brian.

He was a man who never took others into account when he had sex with her.He could surely hurt the baby.

Her head was in a mess.

could she protect the baby in her belly? If Brian

from you.Can we just keep my pregnancy a secret? I don't want my family to know about it for

needed time to think

didn't know what to do with the

her decision, so he just

of her ward to personally go

doctor prescribed her some medicine to prevent

to meet Maria, who went out to buy a cup of hot tea for her, in the

where are you going? How do you

fine, Maria.Don't worry about me now,"

knees were still trembling, and she felt so weak, but

about

Obviously, Maria was relieved.

a cup of hot tea first.I'll just call Lyle so he can come and

bed when she got

she be on bed

she might lose her

had a high risk of miscarriage at this

to do," she murmured while caressing

to give up

And the big question was, could she even hide it from him?

Mr.Brown sent

the package with a

it from Maria and opened

was a

was the

Toby suddenly send her a coat? Molly would definitely get upset once

this

She couldn't accept it.

she didn't need

enough clothes to

and said, "Mrs.Clark, the shop assistant, who brought this here

he

right, I'll

thought that if she returned it, Toby might be worried about

the one who prepared meals for

Maria was not

that Ayla was still not feeling well because of her menstruation, so she just

food in front

no

sake of the baby in her belly, she had to force herself to

I'll cook it for you," Maria said when she noticed that Ayla was not

is fine.I am not

biggest problem was her morning

getting worse and

with the empty plates, she ran to the

vomited everything she

stay safe

She was so scared.

pregnancy, and she had no one to talk about it either. Ayla lay in bed

with the help of the medicine she was

went downstairs.It was warm inside the villa, but she still felt

see her in the

Mr.Clark just called.He said

whole week, Maria had followed Brian's order to cook nutritious food for Ayla every

what Maria said.She couldn't say anything, so

enough, Brian came home on time in the