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

we just keep my pregnancy a

time to

that she didn't know

doctor respected her decision, so he

went out of her ward to

prescribed her some

Maria, who went out to buy a cup of hot

going? How

worry about me now," Ayla replied with

weak, but she

knew about her current

Obviously, Maria was relieved.

hot tea first.I'll just call Lyle so he

bed when she

she be on bed rest

might

risk of

do," she

to give

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

sent this

the package with a

she took it from Maria

package was a long white

was the style she

a coat? Molly would definitely

give this back to

She couldn't accept it.

didn't

clothes

"Mrs.Clark, the shop assistant, who brought this here has already left.Just keep it.Don't

special relationship with Toby, and Maria believed her.So perhaps he sent her

I'll just keep

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

Maria was the one who prepared meals for

was not

that Ayla was still not feeling well because of her menstruation, so she just sent Ayla's

the food in front of

had no appetite

for the sake of the baby in her belly, she had

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

need, Maria.Everything is

her biggest problem was

getting worse

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

vomited everything she had

safe inside Mommy's belly,

She was so scared.

no one to talk about it either. Ayla lay

was taking every day to prevent miscarriage, she

downstairs.It was warm inside the villa, but

surprised to see her

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

to cook

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

came home on