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

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

needed time to

disoriented that she didn't know what

respected her decision, so he

ward to personally go

prescribed her some medicine to

meet Maria, who went out to buy a cup of hot tea

are you going? How do you feel

about me now," Ayla

weak, but she had to

people knew about her current condition, the

Obviously, Maria was relieved.

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

bed when she

she be on bed rest for

she might

still had a high risk of

tell Mommy what to do," she murmured while caressing

to give up the innocent

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

sent

the package with

from

the package was a long white

the style

a coat? Molly would definitely get upset once

this back

She couldn't accept it.

didn't

enough clothes to

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 Mr.Clark about

said that she had no special relationship with Toby, and Maria believed her.So perhaps he sent

right, I'll just

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

was the

was not aware of Ayla's

not feeling well because of her

food in front

had no

for the sake of the baby in her

like this food? What do you want to eat? I'll cook it for you," Maria said when she noticed that Ayla was not touching

Maria.Everything is fine.I am

her biggest problem was

was getting worse and

as Maria went out with the empty plates, she ran to the

everything she had just

please stay safe inside Mommy's

She was so scared.

and she had no one to talk

was taking every day

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

was surprised to see her in the living

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

cook nutritious food for

said.She couldn't

Brian came home on time in