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.

baby in her belly? If Brian knew about it, he would definitely get rid of

to ask from you.Can we just keep my pregnancy a secret? I don't want my

time to

so disoriented that she didn't

decision, so

went out of her ward to personally go

her some medicine

happened to meet Maria, who went out to buy a cup of

going? How

about me now," Ayla replied with a

weak, but

people knew about her current

Obviously, Maria was relieved.

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

stayed in bed when she

she be on bed rest for a

might

a high risk of miscarriage

please tell Mommy what to do,"

want to give up

safely? And the big question was, could she even hide it from him? Maria went to her room with a package in her

Mr.Brown sent this

the package with

she took it from Maria and

the package was a long

was the

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

give this back

She couldn't accept it.

she didn't need

clothes

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

no special relationship with Toby, and Maria believed her.So perhaps he sent her this coat as a present for a friend.There

I'll just keep

returned it, Toby might be worried about her.She didn't want

was on bed rest, Maria was the one who prepared meals for

not aware of

was still not feeling well because of her

food

had no appetite at

her belly, she had

eat? I'll cook it for you," Maria said when she

Maria.Everything is fine.I

her biggest problem was her morning

was getting

went out with the empty plates, she ran to

everything she had just

stay safe inside Mommy's belly,

She was so scared.

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

the help of the medicine she was taking every day to prevent miscarriage, she felt

was warm inside

was surprised to see her in the

better now? Mr.Clark just called.He said he would be home for

whole week, Maria had followed Brian's order to cook nutritious

tensed up upon hearing what Maria said.She couldn't say

home