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,

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

time to

disoriented that she didn't know what to do with the

decision, so he

of her ward to personally go to

some medicine to

buy a cup of hot tea for her, in

are you going? How do you

Maria.Don't worry about me now,"

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

fewer people knew about her current condition,

Obviously, Maria was relieved.

cup of hot tea first.I'll just call Lyle so he can come and pick us

stayed in bed when she

doctor recommended she be on bed

might lose her

had a high risk of miscarriage

Mommy what to do," she

to give up the

if she 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

sent

at the

took it from

package was a

was the style she

Toby suddenly send her a coat?

this back to

She couldn't accept it.

she didn't need

clothes to

who brought

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 was nothing

right, I'll just

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

was on bed rest, Maria was the one who

Maria was not aware of

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

food in front

no

the baby in her

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

need, Maria.Everything is fine.I am

biggest problem was her morning

getting worse and

Maria went out with the empty plates, she

vomited everything she had

stay safe inside

She was so scared.

anything about pregnancy, and she had no one to talk about it

the medicine she was taking every day to prevent

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

to see her in

now? Mr.Clark just

to cook nutritious food

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

enough, Brian came home on time