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.

belly? If Brian knew about it, he would

we just keep my pregnancy a secret? I don't

needed time to

disoriented that she didn't know what

respected her decision, so

went out of her ward to personally go to

her some medicine to

Maria, who went out to buy a cup of hot

you going?

me now," Ayla

weak, but she had to pretend that she was

about

Obviously, Maria was relieved.

first.I'll just call Lyle

in bed when she

she be on bed rest

she might lose her

risk of miscarriage at this

Mommy what to do," she

give up

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

Mr.Brown sent this

at the

took it from

the package was a

the style

a coat? Molly would definitely get upset once she

this back

She couldn't accept it.

didn't

clothes

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

special relationship with Toby, and Maria believed her.So perhaps he sent her this coat as a

right, I'll just keep

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

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

was not aware

because of her

looked at the food in

no

in her belly,

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

is

her biggest problem was her

getting worse

out with the empty plates, she ran to

she had just

safe inside Mommy's

She was so scared.

had no one to talk about

with the help of the medicine she was taking every

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

to see her in the

are you here? Are you feeling better now? Mr.Clark just called.He said he would be home

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

Maria said.She couldn't say anything, so she just

Brian came home on time in the