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

"Did you say that you didn't take her away? You are a liar!"

Brian firmly believed that Lucas had kidnapped Ayla.

"I couldn't care less whether you believe me or not.I am detained in this hospital bed like a prisoner.Do whatever you want!"

Lucas said to Brian as he struggled to sit up.Brian was aware of the fact that the chances of Ayla being around here were remote even if Lucas was the one who took her away.

He turned around to leave.

Lucas was consumed with mixed emotions.

As a parting shot he said, "Brian, you are doomed to lose her!"

Brian had left no stone unturned in his quest to find her.

Ayla had simply vanished into thin air.

Jaime followed Brian out of the ward.

"Mr.Clark, do you believe Lucas?"

"Keep an eye on him!"

How could he believe his words? She couldn't have disappeared without reason.

Someone had premeditated her kidnapping.Jaime nodded and instructed two bodyguards to keep watch.

As Lucas watched Brian's figure become smaller, he hid his emotions with downcast eyes.Meanwhile, Ayla awoke in a luxurious but unfamiliar villa.

The room was tastefully decorated.

She sat up in surprise, wondering where on earth she was.

Suddenly, the door opened and in walked a servant.

"Where am I?" she demanded.

The servant just stared at her but remained silent.

As Ayla proceeded to venture out of the room, the servant shook her head and stopped her.

"Where on earth am I?"

Why was she brought here? The servant remained silent.

'Did she not understand me or is she forbidden from communicating with me?' Ayla wondered.

With all the strength she could muster, she pushed the servant away and tried to make a hasty exit.

But the two bodyguards posted at the door prevented her from leaving.

"Miss Woodsen, you cannot leave," said one of the bodyguards in broken Chinese.

"Where am I?"

She suddenly felt all alone in a strange, foreign land.

all

black

Woodsen, step back into your

went back into the room and

she tried to fit the pieces

happened after I

knew that she had been kidnapped and had no freedom.She stared out the window at the lush

she had

of bodyguards

Chinese meals

servant and enquired, "Is this china? The servant looked at her quizzically and said nothing.In a fit of rage, Ayla smashed the plates to smithereens.The shattering sound immediately alerted

"Miss Woodsen!"

out of

shouted at the

come out

to the servant and went

understand what they were talking about.She collapsed in a

going to

weather.He was getting increasingly uneasy as there was no

TH Gang

'TH Gang?' 

is Tatum

to Antawood a few days ago.He has since returned to Thailand," he

I'm sure that Ayla has been kidnapped by TH

kidnap her in order to threaten

sadly mistaken because he was not so easily

"What are you going

can't let Tatum Green

glint flashed in his

only to threaten him, then she would

small sense

women, so he would not hurt

Ayla's unpredictable and

"Mr.Clark!"

Jaime was still worried

TH Gang's threat was really serious, what

nothing to order.You may leave

on the

he realized that he had gradually driven Ayla away from

wouldn't have asked her to leave if she hadn't said those words!' he thought

of healing so he was discharged from

scars from the scald

he made a

"Aldo, How is she?"

Woodsen is gravely ill.She has a high fever but refuses to take any medication.She is troubling to leave," replied Aldo,

ill? Didn't I ask

concern when he heard that she had taken

climate.Besides, she was sick before she came here.Mr.Collins, when will

anxious for the past two

that he dared