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.

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

you.Can we just keep my pregnancy a secret? I don't want my family to know about

time

so disoriented that she didn't know what

decision, so he just

her ward to personally

some medicine

meet Maria, who went out to buy a cup of hot tea for her, in

are you going?

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

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

about

Obviously, Maria was relieved.

first.I'll just call Lyle so he

stayed in bed

recommended she be on

she might

high risk of miscarriage at this

to do," she murmured while caressing

to give up the innocent

the baby safely? And the big question was, could she even hide it from him? Maria went

sent

the package with

it from Maria and

the package was

the style

Toby suddenly send her a coat? Molly would definitely get upset once she

this back

She couldn't accept it.

didn't need

had enough clothes

assistant, who brought this here has

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

right, I'll

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

was the

not aware

well because of her

the food in front

no appetite at

in her belly, she had to

don't you like this food? What do you want to eat? I'll cook it for you," Maria said when she noticed that Ayla was not

Maria.Everything is fine.I

biggest problem was her morning

getting worse and

with the empty plates, she

vomited everything she had

stay safe

She was so scared.

pregnancy, and she had no one to talk about it either. Ayla lay

of the medicine she was taking every

thick down jacket, she went downstairs.It was warm inside the

see

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

cook nutritious food for Ayla every

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

enough, Brian came home on time in