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.

she protect the baby in her belly? If Brian knew about it, he

from you.Can we just keep my pregnancy

needed time to think

so disoriented that she didn't know what to

decision, so he

ward to personally go to

some medicine to

who went out to buy

going? How do you feel

about me now," Ayla

trembling, and she felt so weak,

knew about her current

Obviously, Maria was relieved.

a cup of hot tea first.I'll just call Lyle so

in bed when she

she be on bed rest

might lose her

high risk

do," she murmured

didn't want to give

Brian, could she give birth to the baby safely? And the big question was, could she even hide it from him? Maria went to her room

sent

looked at the package

she took it from Maria and

was a

the style

send her a coat?

this back to

She couldn't accept it.

didn't

enough clothes to

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

and Maria believed her.So perhaps he sent her this coat as a present for a friend.There was nothing wrong

I'll

thought that if she returned it, Toby might be

bed rest, Maria was the one who prepared meals

not aware

thought that Ayla was still not feeling well because of

at the food in front of

no

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

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

Maria.Everything is fine.I am not

her biggest problem was

getting worse

out with the empty plates, she ran to the bathroom

everything she

safe inside Mommy's

She was so scared.

no one to talk about it either. Ayla lay in bed the

was taking every day to prevent miscarriage, she felt

thick down jacket, she went downstairs.It was warm inside the

was surprised to see her in

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

order to cook nutritious food for Ayla every day to strengthen

up upon hearing what Maria said.She couldn't say anything, so she just

enough, Brian came home on time in the