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

brows knitted in a frown as he

you just

caught a hold of Lisa's

hurting.Let go

expect he'd pull her

handsome gentleman but

frown appeared on Toby's face as he let her

what happened to her, right?" Lisa rolled her

same dormitory with us.But she moved out recently and resigned from her part-time jobs.These days she came to school by a luxury car.Although we don't know for sure, everyone has been gossiping that she is hooking up with a rich

darkened as

"That's all I know."

shrugged and stepped away from

to

"Sir, it is just a random guess from our

Toby agreed.

a business card and handed it

so much.I'll come

got into

showed up in Toby's

wore a light pink chiffon dress that looked pretty on her

while a bodyguard stood

offered a glass of

Smith, here is

Where

at Toby's

an extremely domineering

any other woman

she chose his personal

that Toby dealt with

said

Fowler, Toby's personal assistant, just

Smith unhappy, but he couldn't help but

is it? He never mentioned it to

voice was laced

behaving strange since

if he had something going on in his mind all the

even asked him if something was bothering him, but he never answered her

made

tell me,

with Molly's interrogation than to

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

ordered, "Call him and ask him to

Toby

are you

saw Toby, she

on the table and walked over to

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

the woman in his arms and