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 seemed

bodyguards still wore black suits, the environment felt

step back into your room!"

into the room and flung

fit the pieces of the puzzle

I left

and had no freedom.She stared out the window

two days, she had no

sign of life was the change of bodyguards and a servant who served her three

meals

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 a

"Miss Woodsen!"

out

at

come out till

to the

they were talking about.She collapsed in a heap on

going to be

French window.He looked at the symbolic cloudy weather.He was getting increasingly uneasy as there was no news of Ayla for days.Jaime came

TH Gang is taking

'TH Gang?' 

is Tatum

to Antawood a few days ago.He

Ayla has been kidnapped by

kidnap her in order to threaten me?'

they were sadly mistaken because he was not so

asked, "What are you going to

needs to be done! We can't let Tatum Green get his hands

cold glint flashed in his

Tatum kidnapped Ayla only to threaten him, then she would be

felt a small sense of

no inclination towards women, so he would not

only fear was that Ayla's unpredictable and stubborn nature

"Mr.Clark!"

Jaime was still

disappearance.But if TH Gang's threat was really serious, what would he

to

lounged on

he introspected, he realized that he had

she provoke me? I wouldn't have asked her to leave

healing so

from the scald remained,

in the apartment sofa, he made a telephonic

"Aldo, How is she?"

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

How did she fall ill? Didn't I ask you to take good care

concern when he heard that she had

doctor diagnosed incompatibility with the climate.Besides, she was sick before she came here.Mr.Collins, when will

had been anxious for

he dared