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.

as Lucas rested in his ward, he received a call, saying that Brian had locked

come as a Surprise to him

him want to take her

Molly walked in and asked, "Lucas, how

that he could only

you get

smiled at

matter.It's not a big deal

seriously injured and you're saying

all honesty, Lucas had no plans on telling Molly if she hadn't called because he

I'm here in the hospital,

you're injured because of Ayla,

he had

for her,

"This isn't her fault."

Lucas willingly used himself to shield her from the boiling

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 you.She's probably with

with Lucas, and she thought of him like a real

had been separated for several years, their relationship never

Lucas propped

to blame her,"

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

it was only a matter of time until they got

imprisoned her, the sooner

isolated in the warehouse, shivering from the

her there for several days, leaving her with

nor could she give Ayla a better blanket because there were always two bodyguards watching over her at the

why won't you eat anything? Your body will collapse if you

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

she replied, "I don't want to eat.Take those away

to do

in a place like

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

held her cold, trembling

you're getting colder.You

Mr.Clark's demands, '' Maria thought, sighing.Brian had been staying in the villa for the

knew that he still

stand outside the warehouse in the

me alone! I'm fine.Just

was starving, but she didn't have

saw the food,

Brian approached her,

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

saying a word, Brian entered the

the cold, gloomy warehouse, Ayla was huddled

pale, as if she no longer had

you going to be this

capable of cruelty against anyone