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.

should she do next? How could she protect the baby in her belly? If Brian knew about it, he would definitely get rid of

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

needed time to

felt so disoriented that she didn't know what to do with

decision, so he just

out of her ward

some medicine to

to buy a cup of hot tea for her,

going? How

about me now," Ayla replied

still trembling, and she felt so weak, but

knew about her current condition, the

Obviously, Maria was relieved.

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

stayed in bed

on bed rest for a

she might lose her

high risk of miscarriage at

please tell Mommy what to do," she

didn't want to give up the

big question was, could she even hide

Mr.Brown sent

the package with

from Maria and

was a

the

suddenly send her a coat? Molly would definitely

this back to

She couldn't accept it.

she didn't

enough clothes to wear

hesitated for a moment and said, "Mrs.Clark, the shop assistant, who brought this here has already left.Just keep it.Don't worry.I won't tell

he

I'll just keep

thought that if she returned it, Toby might be worried about her.She didn't want him

bed rest, Maria was the one who prepared

Maria was not aware of

Ayla was still not feeling well because of her menstruation,

at the food in front

no appetite

the sake of the baby in her belly, she had

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

is fine.I am not

biggest problem was her morning

was getting

went out with the empty plates, she ran to the

everything she had just

please stay safe

She was so scared.

pregnancy, and she had no one to talk about

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

was warm inside

to see

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

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

what Maria said.She

enough, Brian came home on