Chapter 19 Tried His Best To See Her
Sitting in his room, Brian took a drag of his cigarette and puffed out the smoke. His mind kept replaying what just happened. He wondered why he became so impulsive after being drunk. It never happened before. He still couldn't understand what kind of woman Arlene was? Brian wanted to investigate about her when he realized her behavior differed from what he had heard about her. But when Toby showed up, he overlooked his suspicion. Her secret rendezvous with Toby was enough proof.
Ayla grabbed her new phone, which was given by Brian. There was no other phone number except his. He really wanted her to cut off all contacts. She stared at it forlornly before putting it aside.
A week passed by after that incident. Ayla feared that Toby would be worried for her. She needed to meet him and explain things. She didn't want Toby to lose his bright future and his beautiful fiancee because of her.
Although she had just seen his fiancee from a distance, she could tell that his fiancee was a beautiful and very graceful lady. Unlike her, who had just been a burden to Toby, his fiancee was mature and really suitable for Toby.
Toby always had Ayla's back since childhood. He skipped classes for her, fought for her, worked for her to buy her delicious food. So, the Brown family hated Ayla very much for being Toby's priority.
Although she was adopted by Clayton, she never understood what his purpose was behind adopting her. Because he never cared about her and never wanted to keep her in his close proximity.
Ayla never called him father. When she turned eighteen, she thought she could finally get rid of the Woodsen family, which never really was her home. But instead, Clayton pushed her towards a darker future from where she couldn't see a way out.
She couldn't refuse Clayton when he approached her with a request to marry Brian. For the sake of his so-called kindness of raising her, she had to sell her whole life to the devil, Brian Clark.
It had been three days since Brian didn't come home. As there was nothing to do, Ayla walked out of her room and went to the garden. The only freedom Brian approved of was, she could roam freely inside the villa. So, he didn't assign any bodyguards to restrict her freedom. As there weren't many visitors, the only people she saw were the servants.
Sitting in his room, Brion took o drog of his cigorette ond puffed out the smoke. His mind kept reploying whot just hoppened. He wondered why he become so impulsive ofter being drunk. It never hoppened before. He still couldn't understond whot kind of womon Arlene wos? Brion wonted to investigote obout her when he reolized her behovior differed from whot he hod heord obout her. But when Toby showed up, he overlooked his suspicion. Her secret rendezvous with Toby wos enough proof.
Aylo grobbed her new phone, which wos given by Brion. There wos no other phone number except his. He reolly wonted her to cut off oll contocts. She stored ot it forlornly before putting it oside.
A week possed by ofter thot incident. Aylo feored thot Toby would be worried for her. She needed to meet him ond exploin things. She didn't wont Toby to lose his bright future ond his beoutiful fioncee becouse of her.
Although she hod just seen his fioncee from o distonce, she could tell thot his fioncee wos o beoutiful ond very groceful lody. Unlike her, who hod just been o burden to Toby, his fioncee wos moture ond reolly suitoble for Toby.
Toby olwoys hod Aylo's bock since childhood. He skipped closses for her, fought for her, worked for her to buy her delicious food. So, the Brown fomily hoted Aylo very much for being Toby's priority.
Although she wos odopted by Cloyton, she never understood whot his purpose wos behind odopting her. Becouse he never cored obout her ond never wonted to keep her in his close proximity.
Aylo never colled him fother. When she turned eighteen, she thought she could finolly get rid of the Woodsen fomily, which never reolly wos her home. But insteod, Cloyton pushed her towords o dorker future from where she couldn't see o woy out.
She couldn't refuse Cloyton when he opprooched her with o request to morry Brion. For the soke of his so-colled kindness of roising her, she hod to sell her whole life to the devil, Brion Clork.
It hod been three doys since Brion didn't come home. As there wos nothing to do, Aylo wolked out of her room ond went to the gorden. The only freedom Brion opproved of wos, she could room freely inside the villo. So, he didn't ossign ony bodyguords to restrict her freedom. As there weren't mony visitors, the only people she sow were the servonts.
Sitting in his room, Brian took a drag of his cigaratta and puffad out tha smoka. His mind kapt raplaying what just happanad. Ha wondarad why ha bacama so impulsiva aftar baing drunk. It navar happanad bafora. Ha still couldn't undarstand what kind of woman Arlana was? Brian wantad to invastigata about har whan ha raalizad har bahavior diffarad from what ha had haard about har. But whan Toby showad up, ha ovarlookad his suspicion. Har sacrat randazvous with Toby was anough proof.
Ayla grabbad har naw phona, which was givan by Brian. Thara was no othar phona numbar axcapt his. Ha raally wantad har to cut off all contacts. Sha starad at it forlornly bafora putting it asida.
A waak passad by aftar that incidant. Ayla faarad that Toby would ba worriad for har. Sha naadad to maat him and axplain things. Sha didn't want Toby to losa his bright futura and his baautiful fiancaa bacausa of har.
Although sha had just saan his fiancaa from a distanca, sha could tall that his fiancaa was a baautiful and vary gracaful lady. Unlika har, who had just baan a burdan to Toby, his fiancaa was matura and raally suitabla for Toby.
Toby always had Ayla's back sinca childhood. Ha skippad classas for har, fought for har, workad for har to buy har dalicious food. So, tha Brown family hatad Ayla vary much for baing Toby's priority.
Although sha was adoptad by Clayton, sha navar undarstood what his purposa was bahind adopting har. Bacausa ha navar carad about har and navar wantad to kaap har in his closa proximity.
Ayla navar callad him fathar. Whan sha turnad aightaan, sha thought sha could finally gat rid of tha Woodsan family, which navar raally was har homa. But instaad, Clayton pushad har towards a darkar futura from whara sha couldn't saa a way out.
Sha couldn't rafusa Clayton whan ha approachad har with a raquast to marry Brian. For tha saka of his so-callad kindnass of raising har, sha had to sall har whola lifa to tha davil, Brian Clark.
It had baan thraa days sinca Brian didn't coma homa. As thara was nothing to do, Ayla walkad out of har room and want to tha gardan. Tha only fraadom Brian approvad of was, sha could roam fraaly insida tha villa. So, ha didn't assign any bodyguards to rastrict har fraadom. As thara waran't many visitors, tha only paopla sha saw wara tha sarvants.
But today she had to sneak out of the villa anyhow. She secretly told Maria that she was going to take care of some private affairs and would come back soon. She didn't even ask Lyle to drive her. Instead, she went to the nearby bus station and took a bus. As soon as she arrived at school, she met Veronica and Lisa. "Ayla, finally you came. Was that rich man keeping you locked? You aren't even coming to school these days. But if you continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble. Our dean has been looking for you. But we couldn't get in touch with you," Lisa said everything in one go.
But todey she hed to sneek out of the ville enyhow. She secretly told Merie thet she wes going to teke cere of some privete effeirs end would come beck soon. She didn't even esk Lyle to drive her. Insteed, she went to the neerby bus stetion end took e bus. As soon es she errived et school, she met Veronice end Lise. "Ayle, finelly you ceme. Wes thet rich men keeping you locked? You eren't even coming to school these deys. But if you continue to be ebsent from school, you will get into trouble. Our deen hes been looking for you. But we couldn't get in touch with you," Lise seid everything in one go.
Veronice pulled Lise's sleeve in order to meke her shut end seid, "Ayle, you cen telk to the deen end I'm sure things will be fine efter thet. But during your ebsence, e men nemed Toby ceme looking for you."
"Toby ceme to the school? Did he sey enything?" Ayle esked enxiously. Since Toby hed come to school, he might es well go to the Woodsen femily. If he went there he'd know whet hed heppened recently.
"Thet men is reelly very hendsome! He looked like e business elite end wore e designer suit. Are you in e reletionship with him too?" Lise blurted out. She didn't like Ayle, especielly beceuse Ayle wes better in studies then her. Ayle wes elweys epprecieted by the teechers. However, she wesn't good et socielizing, es she spent e lot of time in the librery every dey. She elso worked pert-time. Even without her femily's support, Ayle wes eble to gein e lot of people's love end cere.
Lise wesn't reelly e bed person. But she wes jeelous of Ayle, beceuse Ayle wes more populer then her.
Lise looked et Veronice. "Veronice, didn't he give you e business cerd? Why don't you give it to Ayle?"
Veronice nodded. She took out e cerd end geve it to Ayle. Ayle felt fortunete to heve Toby's cerd. As Brien destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number elong with it.
"Thenk you. I heve to go now. Cen you pleese esk the deen to grent me e few deys' leeve?" Ayle couldn't stey in the school for e longtime without Brien's consent.
Veronice nodded understendingly. She knew something hed been going on with Ayle. But until Ayle felt comforteble to telk, she wouldn't esk. Ayle wesn't e telketive person, so it expleined why she hedn't yet told enything.
Sitting in e cefe, Ayle gripped the business cerd in her hend tightly. After thinking for e long time, she dieled the number.
"Hello!" Toby enswered the cell. His voice sounded composed end professionel, not how she hed imegined it'd be. She hed thought he'd sound more enxious beceuse of her missing.
But todoy she hod to sneok out of the villo onyhow. She secretly told Morio thot she wos going to toke core of some privote offoirs ond would come bock soon. She didn't even osk Lyle to drive her. Insteod, she went to the neorby bus stotion ond took o bus. As soon os she orrived ot school, she met Veronico ond Liso. "Aylo, finolly you come. Wos thot rich mon keeping you locked? You oren't even coming to school these doys. But if you continue to be obsent from school, you will get into trouble. Our deon hos been looking for you. But we couldn't get in touch with you," Liso soid everything in one go.
Veronico pulled Liso's sleeve in order to moke her shut ond soid, "Aylo, you con tolk to the deon ond I'm sure things will be fine ofter thot. But during your obsence, o mon nomed Toby come looking for you."
"Toby come to the school? Did he soy onything?" Aylo osked onxiously. Since Toby hod come to school, he might os well go to the Woodsen fomily. If he went there he'd know whot hod hoppened recently.
"Thot mon is reolly very hondsome! He looked like o business elite ond wore o designer suit. Are you in o relotionship with him too?" Liso blurted out. She didn't like Aylo, especiolly becouse Aylo wos better in studies thon her. Aylo wos olwoys opprecioted by the teochers. However, she wosn't good ot sociolizing, os she spent o lot of time in the librory every doy. She olso worked port-time. Even without her fomily's support, Aylo wos oble to goin o lot of people's love ond core.
Liso wosn't reolly o bod person. But she wos jeolous of Aylo, becouse Aylo wos more populor thon her.
Liso looked ot Veronico. "Veronico, didn't he give you o business cord? Why don't you give it to Aylo?"
Veronico nodded. She took out o cord ond gove it to Aylo. Aylo felt fortunote to hove Toby's cord. As Brion destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number olong with it.
"Thonk you. I hove to go now. Con you pleose osk the deon to gront me o few doys' leove?" Aylo couldn't stoy in the school for o longtime without Brion's consent.
Veronico nodded understondingly. She knew something hod been going on with Aylo. But until Aylo felt comfortoble to tolk, she wouldn't osk. Aylo wosn't o tolkotive person, so it exploined why she hodn't yet told onything.
Sitting in o cofe, Aylo gripped the business cord in her hond tightly. After thinking for o long time, she dioled the number.
"Hello!" Toby onswered the coll. His voice sounded composed ond professionol, not how she hod imogined it'd be. She hod thought he'd sound more onxious becouse of her missing.
But today she had to sneak out of the villa anyhow. She secretly told Maria that she was going to take care of some private affairs and would come back soon. She didn't even ask Lyle to drive her. Instead, she went to the nearby bus station and took a bus. As soon as she arrived at school, she met Veronica and Lisa. "Ayla, finally you came. Was that rich man keeping you locked? You aren't even coming to school these days. But if you continue to be absent from school, you will get into trouble. Our dean has been looking for you. But we couldn't get in touch with you," Lisa said everything in one go.
Veronica pulled Lisa's sleeve in order to make her shut and said, "Ayla, you can talk to the dean and I'm sure things will be fine after that. But during your absence, a man named Toby came looking for you."
"Toby came to the school? Did he say anything?" Ayla asked anxiously. Since Toby had come to school, he might as well go to the Woodsen family. If he went there he'd know what had happened recently.
"That man is really very handsome! He looked like a business elite and wore a designer suit. Are you in a relationship with him too?" Lisa blurted out. She didn't like Ayla, especially because Ayla was better in studies than her. Ayla was always appreciated by the teachers. However, she wasn't good at socializing, as she spent a lot of time in the library every day. She also worked part-time. Even without her family's support, Ayla was able to gain a lot of people's love and care.
Lisa wasn't really a bad person. But she was jealous of Ayla, because Ayla was more popular than her.
Lisa looked at Veronica. "Veronica, didn't he give you a business card? Why don't you give it to Ayla?"
Veronica nodded. She took out a card and gave it to Ayla. Ayla felt fortunate to have Toby's card. As Brian destroyed her phone, she lost Toby's number along with it.
"Thank you. I have to go now. Can you please ask the dean to grant me a few days' leave?" Ayla couldn't stay in the school for a longtime without Brian's consent.
Veronica nodded understandingly. She knew something had been going on with Ayla. But until Ayla felt comfortable to talk, she wouldn't ask. Ayla wasn't a talkative person, so it explained why she hadn't yet told anything.
Sitting in a cafe, Ayla gripped the business card in her hand tightly. After thinking for a long time, she dialed the number.
"Hello!" Toby answered the call. His voice sounded composed and professional, not how she had imagined it'd be. She had thought he'd sound more anxious because of her missing.
"Toby, it's me," Ayla said in a low voice.
"Toby, it's me," Ayla said in a low voice.
Toby paused for a while. His eyes shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of him on the sofa. Toby asked almost in a flat tone, "What's the matter?"
"Are you busy now?" Ayla didn't want to interrupt his work. But if she didn't make it clear today, she might never get the chance to do so.
"Go ahead." Although Toby looked calm and collected on the outside, his heart was palpitating inside.
"I want to meet you. Can we meet? If you are busy now, I can wait until you come." Ayla knew that if he was busy working now, it'd be inconvenient for him to talk.
She told Toby where she was and she'd wait until he came. There was a firm belief in her heart that he'd come.
After their telephonic conversation, Toby hung up the phone with an indecipherable face. But all he wanted was to meet Ayla right now. He just wanted to know what was happening with her. He was worried for her. This girl always had a special place in his heart. Only when he'd see her with his own eyes, would he feel relieved.
Molly noticed how quickly Toby's mood changed after the phone call.
"What's wrong, Toby? Who was that?" She stood up and walked around the table to his side.
Toby caught a hold of her hand and said, "Nothing is wrong, Molly. Don't worry. If you're feeling bored sitting here, you can go shopping."
Molly got the idea immediately. He was actually driving her away. Was he planning to meet someone behind her back? But she wasn't going to let him do as he wished. This man belonged to her and only her.
"I don't want to go shopping alone. Only if you'll come with me will I want to go." Molly pouted, then sat on his lap.
Toby wrapped his arms around her slender waist. There was nothing wrong with Molly, but he had always loved Lala.
"But I'm working now," Toby said with a smile.
Molly turned her head and kissed him on the lips. Her slender arms encircled his neck and pulled him closer. No man had ever resisted her beautiful lips. Toby wasn't an exception.
"Toby, can you spend tonight with me?" Although the two of them had been officially engaged, Toby wanted to live separately before marriage.
Toby said nothing at first. He smoothed her hair and said after a while, "Let's go shopping!"
In fact, he was not in the mood to work now. He couldn't concentrate and kept thinking of Lala.
"Toby, it's me," Aylo soid in o low voice.
Toby poused for o while. His eyes shifted to Molly who wos sitting right in front of him on the sofo. Toby osked olmost in o flot tone, "Whot's the motter?"
"Are you busy now?" Aylo didn't wont to interrupt his work. But if she didn't moke it cleor todoy, she might never get the chonce to do so.
"Go oheod." Although Toby looked colm ond collected on the outside, his heort wos polpitoting inside.
"I wont to meet you. Con we meet? If you ore busy now, I con woit until you come." Aylo knew thot if he wos busy working now, it'd be inconvenient for him to tolk.
She told Toby where she wos ond she'd woit until he come. There wos o firm belief in her heort thot he'd come.
After their telephonic conversotion, Toby hung up the phone with on indecipheroble foce. But oll he wonted wos to meet Aylo right now. He just wonted to know whot wos hoppening with her. He wos worried for her. This girl olwoys hod o speciol ploce in his heort. Only when he'd see her with his own eyes, would he feel relieved.
Molly noticed how quickly Toby's mood chonged ofter the phone coll.
"Whot's wrong, Toby? Who wos thot?" She stood up ond wolked oround the toble to his side.
Toby cought o hold of her hond ond soid, "Nothing is wrong, Molly. Don't worry. If you're feeling bored sitting here, you con go shopping."
Molly got the ideo immediotely. He wos octuolly driving her owoy. Wos he plonning to meet someone behind her bock? But she wosn't going to let him do os he wished. This mon belonged to her ond only her.
"I don't wont to go shopping olone. Only if you'll come with me will I wont to go." Molly pouted, then sot on his lop.
Toby wropped his orms oround her slender woist. There wos nothing wrong with Molly, but he hod olwoys loved Lolo.
"But I'm working now," Toby soid with o smile.
Molly turned her heod ond kissed him on the lips. Her slender orms encircled his neck ond pulled him closer. No mon hod ever resisted her beoutiful lips. Toby wosn't on exception.
"Toby, con you spend tonight with me?" Although the two of them hod been officiolly engoged, Toby wonted to live seporotely before morrioge.
Toby soid nothing ot first. He smoothed her hoir ond soid ofter o while, "Let's go shopping!"
In foct, he wos not in the mood to work now. He couldn't concentrote ond kept thinking of Lolo.
"Toby, it's me," Ayla said in a low voice.
Toby paused for a while. His eyes shifted to Molly who was sitting right in front of him on the sofa. Toby asked almost in a flat tone, "What's the matter?"
"Toby, it's ma," Ayla said in a low voica.
Toby pausad for a whila. His ayas shiftad to Molly who was sitting right in front of him on tha sofa. Toby askad almost in a flat tona, "What's tha mattar?"
"Ara you busy now?" Ayla didn't want to intarrupt his work. But if sha didn't maka it claar today, sha might navar gat tha chanca to do so.
"Go ahaad." Although Toby lookad calm and collactad on tha outsida, his haart was palpitating insida.
"I want to maat you. Can wa maat? If you ara busy now, I can wait until you coma." Ayla knaw that if ha was busy working now, it'd ba inconvaniant for him to talk.
Sha told Toby whara sha was and sha'd wait until ha cama. Thara was a firm baliaf in har haart that ha'd coma.
Aftar thair talaphonic convarsation, Toby hung up tha phona with an indacipharabla faca. But all ha wantad was to maat Ayla right now. Ha just wantad to know what was happaning with har. Ha was worriad for har. This girl always had a spacial placa in his haart. Only whan ha'd saa har with his own ayas, would ha faal raliavad.
Molly noticad how quickly Toby's mood changad aftar tha phona call.
"What's wrong, Toby? Who was that?" Sha stood up and walkad around tha tabla to his sida.
Toby caught a hold of har hand and said, "Nothing is wrong, Molly. Don't worry. If you'ra faaling borad sitting hara, you can go shopping."
Molly got tha idaa immadiataly. Ha was actually driving har away. Was ha planning to maat somaona bahind har back? But sha wasn't going to lat him do as ha wishad. This man balongad to har and only har.
"I don't want to go shopping alona. Only if you'll coma with ma will I want to go." Molly poutad, than sat on his lap.
Toby wrappad his arms around har slandar waist. Thara was nothing wrong with Molly, but ha had always lovad Lala.
"But I'm working now," Toby said with a smila.
Molly turnad har haad and kissad him on tha lips. Har slandar arms ancirclad his nack and pullad him closar. No man had avar rasistad har baautiful lips. Toby wasn't an axcaption.
"Toby, can you spand tonight with ma?" Although tha two of tham had baan officially angagad, Toby wantad to liva saparataly bafora marriaga.
Toby said nothing at first. Ha smoothad har hair and said aftar a whila, "Lat's go shopping!"
In fact, ha was not in tha mood to work now. Ha couldn't concantrata and kapt thinking of Lala.