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

a frown as he approached

you

abruptly caught a hold of

hurting.Let

didn't expect he'd pull her arm so

like a handsome gentleman but

face as he let her arm

what happened to

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

as

"That's all I know."

shrugged and stepped away from

man also seemed to belong

of Ayla? Veronica walked up to Toby and said, "Sir, it is just a random guess from our classmates.Please

Toby agreed.

card

so much.I'll

got

showed up in Toby's office without informing him

that looked pretty on her just

while

glass of fresh

Smith, here is

is Toby? Where has he

glared at

was an extremely domineering

never allowed any

his personal assistant by

that Toby dealt with

Smith, the Deputy CEO only said he had something personal to do

Toby's personal assistant, just

that vague answer would make Miss Smith unhappy, but he couldn't help but obey Toby's

He never mentioned

was laced with

behaving strange since he came

as if he had something going on in his mind all the

was bothering

definitely made her

tell

more difficult to cope with Molly's interrogation than to deal with these unruly

about his schedule.Shouldn't you follow him when he

glass and ordered, "Call him and ask him to

wasn't needed anymore as Toby

are you

saw

on the table and walked

onto him, Molly asked, "Toby, where have you been?

the woman in