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

bodyguards still wore black suits,

Woodsen, step back into

room and flung herself

the pieces of

happened after I left

had been kidnapped and had no freedom.She stared out the window at

she

change of bodyguards and a servant who served

Chinese meals didn't taste

"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

"Miss Woodsen!"

out

shouted at the

Woodsen, you cannot come out till our

bodyguard then spoke to the servant and went

were talking about.She collapsed

to be trapped

in front of the French window.He looked at the symbolic cloudy weather.He was getting

TH Gang is taking

'TH Gang?' 

is Tatum

came to Antawood a few days ago.He has since returned

sure that Ayla has been kidnapped by TH

order to threaten

were sadly mistaken because he was not so

searched his face and asked, "What are you going to do,

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

flashed in his

Ayla only to threaten him,

a small sense

towards women, so he

unpredictable and

"Mr.Clark!"

still worried about

since Ayla's disappearance.But if TH Gang's threat was

nothing to

on the

he had gradually

How dare she provoke me? I wouldn't have asked her to leave if she hadn't said those

so he was discharged from

scars from the scald

in the apartment sofa, he made a telephonic call to

"Aldo, How is she?"

has a high fever but refuses to take

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

of genuine concern when he heard that she had taken

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

had been anxious for

he