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.

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

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

needed time to

felt so disoriented that she didn't know what

doctor respected her decision,

ward to personally

doctor prescribed her some

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

you going? How do

worry about me now," Ayla replied

knees were still trembling, and she felt so weak, but

fewer people knew about

Obviously, Maria was relieved.

first.I'll just call Lyle so he can

in bed when she got

on bed

she might lose her

had a high risk of miscarriage

do," she murmured while caressing her

give

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

Mr.Brown sent this

looked at the package with a

it from Maria and opened

package was a

was the style she

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

this back to

She couldn't accept it.

didn't

had enough clothes to wear

"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

right, I'll just keep

Toby might be worried about

Maria was the one who

not

was still not feeling well because of her

the food

no appetite at

sake of the baby in her belly,

cook it for you," Maria said when

need, Maria.Everything is

biggest problem was her morning

was getting worse

the empty plates, she

vomited everything she had just

stay safe inside Mommy's belly,

She was so scared.

pregnancy, and she had no one to talk about

with the help of the medicine she was taking every

jacket, she went downstairs.It was warm

to see

why are you here? Are you feeling better now? Mr.Clark just called.He said he would

week, Maria had followed Brian's order to cook nutritious food for Ayla every day to strengthen her

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

Brian came home