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

my pregnancy a secret? I don't want my

needed time

so disoriented that she didn't know

respected her decision, so

ward

prescribed her some medicine to prevent

out to buy a cup of hot tea for her, in

you going? How

about me now,"

and she felt so weak, but she had to pretend that she was

about her current

Obviously, Maria was relieved.

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

bed when

recommended she be on bed rest for

she might

risk of

what to do,"

to give up

hid it from 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 with a package in

Mr.Brown sent this

at the

it from

the package was

the style

send her a coat? Molly would definitely

give this

She couldn't accept it.

she didn't need

had enough clothes

a moment and said, "Mrs.Clark, the shop assistant, who brought this here has already left.Just keep

that she had no special relationship with Toby, and Maria believed her.So perhaps he sent her this coat as a present for a friend.There

right, I'll just keep

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

the one who prepared

Maria was not

not feeling well because of

at the food in front of

had no

sake of the baby in her belly, she had

this food? What do you want to eat? I'll cook it for you," Maria said when she noticed that

need, Maria.Everything is

her biggest problem was her morning

getting worse

as Maria went out with the empty plates, she

everything she had just

stay safe inside

She was so scared.

no one to talk about it either. Ayla lay

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

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

see her in the living

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

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

hearing what Maria said.She couldn't say anything, so

home on time in