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.

protect the baby in her belly? If Brian knew about it, he would definitely get rid

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

needed time to

disoriented that she didn't know what

decision, so he just

ward to personally

doctor prescribed her some medicine

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

going? How do you

Maria.Don't worry about me now," Ayla replied with

weak,

knew about her current

Obviously, Maria was relieved.

just call Lyle so he can

in bed when she got

she be on bed

she might lose her

risk of

what to do," she murmured while caressing her

give up the innocent

big question was,

Mr.Brown sent this

looked at the package

it from Maria and

package was

was the style

coat? Molly would

give this back

She couldn't accept it.

didn't need

had enough clothes to

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

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

I'll just keep

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

rest, Maria was the

not aware

feeling well because of her menstruation, so she just

food in

had no

baby in her belly, she had to force herself to

I'll cook it for you," Maria said when she noticed that Ayla was not touching her

is fine.I

problem was her

getting worse and

the empty plates, she ran to the bathroom and

she had

stay safe inside

She was so scared.

about pregnancy, and she had no one to talk about it either. Ayla lay in bed the whole

she was taking every day to

was warm inside the

see her in

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

had followed Brian's order to cook

what Maria said.She couldn't say anything,

Brian came home