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.

at all seemed

bodyguards still wore black suits, the environment felt

step back into your

back into the room and flung herself onto the

tried to fit the pieces

after I left

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

two days, she had no

only sign of life was the change of bodyguards and a servant who

Chinese meals didn't taste

and said nothing.In

"Miss Woodsen!"

out

shouted at

cannot come out till our boss

spoke to the servant and

understand what they were talking about.She collapsed in

going to be trapped

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

Gang

'TH Gang?' 

is Tatum Green

Antawood a few days ago.He has since

Ayla has been kidnapped by TH

kidnap her in order to threaten me?' Brian

sadly mistaken because he was

and asked, "What are

to be done! We can't let Tatum

cold glint flashed in his

kidnapped Ayla only to threaten him, then she

felt a small sense of

inclination towards women, so he would not

was that Ayla's unpredictable and stubborn nature could

"Mr.Clark!"

Jaime was still

latter had been restless since Ayla's disappearance.But if TH Gang's threat was really serious, what would

nothing to order.You may

on

realized that he had gradually driven Ayla

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

showed signs of healing so he was discharged from

from the scald

the apartment sofa, he made a telephonic call

"Aldo, How is she?"

gravely ill.She has a high fever but refuses to take any

ill? Didn't I

concern when he

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

for the past

he dared not leave her