The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

"Ayla, don't you think I'm too lenient to you?"

Brian walked up to her, firmly gripping her neck with his large hands.

Ayla neither resisted nor showed any signs of struggling.She just stared daggers at him and said, "He got hurt because of me."

She gave him a simple explanation.

"Did I give you permission to see him? Huh?" Her words only served to infuriate Brian further.

"I wanted to see him," she said indifferently.

She wanted to see Lucas so that she could tell him that they couldn't see each other anymore.

However, the accident with the boiling pot of tea interrupted their conversation.

Unfortunately, explaining to Brian was a lost cause.

Whatever she said, he wouldn't listen to it.

Anna's presence served as a reminder that Mr.Clark had no shortage of women in his life.

She was expendable and he owned her life.

"Do you want to kill me?"

Slowly, a smile appeared on Ayla's lips.

To him, she was always challenging his authority.

"Do you have a death wish?" Brian asked.

Looking at her, he thought, 'If you want to die, then I won't give you that satisfaction.' 

Gradually, his grip on her neck became tighter.

Ayla looked him in the eye, and saw the anger behind his dark eyes.

Soon, it was getting harder and harder for her to breathe, and his face was becoming more and more blurry by the second.

Was she about to die? It was the most painful thing she had ever experienced.

The feeling of having her life squeezed out of her neck little by little was overwhelming.

And just when she was about to lose consciousness, Brian loosened his grip on her neck.

"So you do want to die! It's not gonna be that easy!"

As he watched Ayla catch her breath on her knees, he said, "You're not allowed to die until I'm satisfied!"

She supported herself up using her hands, unable to say a word.

After that heated argument, Brian had someone lock her up and left.

ward, he received a call, saying that Brian had locked

a Surprise to him at

him want to take her away from Brian

in and asked, "Lucas, how did you suffer those

only lie prone

you get

just smiled at

matter.It's not

saying it's not

Molly if she hadn't called because

that I'm here in the hospital, does he?

already knows.And you're injured

why he had to protect that

it weren't for her, he

"This isn't her fault."

used himself

definitely because of her, Lucas! Why do you have to be so kind to her? That woman doesn't deserve you.You got seriously injured because of her, and she didn't even visit you to look after

and she thought of him like a real

separated for several

the pain, Lucas

fine.You don't have to blame her," he

Toby and Molly's wedding, Lucas saw Brian's cruelty and the way Ayla

believed it was only a matter of time until

her,

was isolated in the warehouse, shivering from

days, leaving her with nothing but a

dare to turn on the heater, nor could she give Ayla a better blanket because there were always

why won't you eat anything? Your

find that Ayla still hadn't eaten anything.Her face was as pale as a

don't want to

do was to leave this

refused to die in a place

still in the hospital, and she wanted to know how he

held her cold, trembling

you're getting colder.You might get

Ayla is a stubborn lady.She would've been fine if she just gave into Mr.Clark's demands, '' Maria thought, sighing.Brian had been staying in the villa for the past two days, seemingly ignoring Ayla's

he still cared about

wouldn't stand outside the warehouse in the

me alone! I'm

starving, but she didn't

the food, she

approached her, and

Mr.Clark, please just let Mrs.Clark out! She can't stand this any longer!" Maria

a word, Brian entered

the cold, gloomy warehouse, Ayla

as if she no

are you going

of cruelty against anyone except