The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

Ayla could hang up the phone, Brian stood up quickly, grabbed her phone and threw it on the floor.

The phone broke in half instantly.

"My phone!" Ayla screamed.

She looked at the broken phone on the ground in horror.

She bought the phone by saving money for several months.

Although she had used the phone for many years, she couldn't afford another phone at this moment.

"Oh? Are you bothered by that broken phone? You're from the Woodsen family.This inexpensive phone must not be too much for you.If you want to talk to that Toby, I can give you my phone."

Brian was furious after learning Arlene didn't take him seriously when he asked her not to contact Toby anymore.

He walked towards her broken phone and stared at it with a scowl.

"This old model of your phone is making me suspect whether you are really from the Woodsen family." Ayla flinched at his words.

He had suspected her.

What if he found out the truth? If he learned it somehow that she was not Arlene, the whole Woodsen family would suffer the consequences.

Ayla tried to sound firm when she replied, "Of course I'm from the Woodsen family.Let's make a deal.From now on, I'll listen to your every instruction, and in turn, you won't hurt my father or Toby.You agree?"

Brian turned around and glared at her.

"You aren't qualified to make a deal with me.I don't even trust you.Just keep your mouth shut and stay at home."

Ayla had no power to disobey him.

There was no other way but to accept his every command.

Meanwhile, Toby was confused when the call got cut shortly.

He dialed her number again, but the line didn't connect.

He anxiously asked for her address from her classmates.

But no one knew where she lived.

He lingered at the school gate almost the entire day.

But Ayla didn't show up.

When the classes were over, it was almost dusk.

Veronica and Lisa walked out of the school together and spotted Toby in front of the school gate.

"Isn't he Ayla's friend? What is he doing here?" Lisa said to Veronica.

"He must be looking for Ayla.She hasn't come today.She might have fallen sick," Veronica said worriedly.

"How could Ayla be sick? Isn't she with some rich man now? Won't he take care of her like a princess? She doesn't even need to come to school!"

Lisa said that aloud intentionally to make Toby hear what she said.

And it worked.

heard Ayla's name and turned towards

in a frown as he

did you just

a hold of

It's hurting.Let

expect he'd pull her arm so

gentleman but didn't

frown appeared on Toby's face as he let her arm

what happened to her, right?" Lisa rolled her

she came to school by a luxury car.Although we don't know

darkened as Lisa said

"That's all I know."

stepped away from

also seemed to belong to

random guess from our classmates.Please don't mind about it.How about you leave your phone number?

Toby agreed.

took out a business card and

so much.I'll come again

goodbyes before he got into his

in Toby's office without informing

light pink chiffon dress that looked pretty on

sofa while a bodyguard

glass

here is your

Where

at Toby's

was an extremely

never allowed any other woman around

his personal

the staff that Toby

said he had

Toby's personal assistant, just repeated what Toby said before

Smith unhappy, but he

personal? What is it? He never mentioned

was laced

strange since

absent-minded, as if he had something going on in his mind all the

if something was bothering him, but he never

made her more

tell me,

it really more difficult to cope with Molly's interrogation than to deal with these unruly and insatiable

assistant? You should know everything about his schedule.Shouldn't you follow him when he goes out

glass and ordered, "Call him and ask him to

anymore as Toby

are you doing

Molly saw

down the juice glass on

onto him, Molly asked, "Toby, where have you been? I want to have dinner with

at the woman in