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

still wore black suits,

Woodsen, step back into your room!"

the room and flung herself onto the

to fit the pieces of the puzzle

happened after I left Brian's

kidnapped and had no freedom.She

she had no

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

Chinese meals didn't taste

servant looked at her quizzically and said nothing.In a fit of rage,

"Miss Woodsen!"

me out of

at

you cannot come out

spoke to the

talking about.She collapsed in a heap on

to be trapped

stood in front of the French window.He looked at the symbolic cloudy weather.He was getting increasingly uneasy as there was no news of Ayla

TH Gang is taking

'TH Gang?' 

is Tatum Green

ago.He has since returned to Thailand," he

Ayla has been kidnapped by TH

he kidnap her in order to

mistaken because he was not so easily

"What are you going to

let

cold glint flashed in

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

a small

towards women, so he would not

was that Ayla's unpredictable and stubborn

"Mr.Clark!"

was still

latter had been restless since Ayla's disappearance.But if TH Gang's

is nothing to order.You may

lounged on the

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

the scald remained,

sofa, he made a telephonic call

"Aldo, How is she?"

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

I ask you to

of genuine concern when he heard that she had

with the climate.Besides, she was sick before

for

that he dared not leave her side.Lucas