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

bodyguards still wore black

into your room!" the

room and

the pieces of the puzzle

I left

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

days, she had

life was the change of bodyguards and a servant who

meals didn't

servant and enquired, "Is this china? The servant looked at her quizzically and said nothing.In a fit of

"Miss Woodsen!"

me out

shouted at the

you cannot come out

spoke to the servant and went

talking about.She collapsed in a heap

I going to be

cloudy weather.He was getting increasingly uneasy as there was no news of Ayla

TH Gang is

'TH Gang?' 

Tatum Green

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

Ayla has been kidnapped by

her in order to threaten me?'

sadly mistaken because

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

can't let Tatum Green get his

glint flashed in his

only to threaten him, then she would

a small sense of

towards women, so

fear was that Ayla's unpredictable and stubborn nature could irk

"Mr.Clark!"

was still worried

had been restless since Ayla's disappearance.But if TH Gang's threat was really

nothing to

on

introspected, he realized that he had gradually driven Ayla away from

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

healing so he was

the scald remained,

he relaxed in the apartment sofa, he made a telephonic call to

"Aldo, How is she?"

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

happened? How did she fall ill? Didn't I ask

out of genuine concern when he

doctor diagnosed incompatibility with the climate.Besides, she was sick before

anxious for the past two

that he