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.

next? How could she protect the baby in her belly? If Brian

a favor to ask from you.Can we just keep my pregnancy

time to

that she didn't know what

decision, so

went out of her ward to personally go to

her some medicine to prevent

buy

where are you going? How do

about me now," Ayla replied

weak, but she had to pretend that she

people knew about her

Obviously, Maria was relieved.

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

bed when she

recommended she be on bed rest

she might

still had a high risk of miscarriage at this

tell Mommy what to do," she murmured

want to give up the

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

sent this

at the package with a

from

the package was a long

was the style

send her a coat? Molly would

this

She couldn't accept it.

she didn't

had enough clothes to

and said, "Mrs.Clark, the shop assistant, who brought

perhaps he sent her this coat as a present for a friend.There was

right, I'll just keep

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

Maria was the one who prepared meals

Maria was not aware

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

looked at the food in

had no

her belly, she had to force herself to

cook it for you," Maria said

is fine.I am

her biggest problem

was getting

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

vomited everything she had

please stay safe inside Mommy's belly,

She was so scared.

she had no one to

she was taking every day to prevent miscarriage, she

downstairs.It was

surprised to see her

here? Are you feeling better now? Mr.Clark just

order to cook nutritious food for Ayla every day to

tensed up upon hearing what Maria said.She couldn't say

Brian came home on time in