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

The bullet was removed and Brian would be just fine after a good rest.He lay in the hospital bed, carefully attended to by Anna.

"Brian, would you like to tuck into some delicious fruit? Here, let me peel some for you."

"No, thanks." Brian stared into the distance.

Three days had passed and there was still no news of Ayla.

He was consumed by restlessness.

"Brian, are you still concerned about her?"

Anna was aware that Jaime had instructed his men to search for Ayla.

But it was all in vain.

She secretly wished she could ask Brian to give up the search but she remained quiet.She was deeply saddened to see the pathetic state he was reduced to.

"There is still no news about her," Brian said calmly.

Then he stood up and said to her, "Please help me with the discharge procedure."

He wanted to confirm it personally.

Anna could read his mind.She accompanied him to the uninhabited island.

"Mr.Clark, what are you doing here?" asked one of his subordinates.

"Hmm."

Brian acknowledged him with a nod and examined the surroundings.

If only he had acted quicker then, she would not have been shot.

The search and rescue team had combed the length and breadth of the sea, but there was no trace of her.

For five hours he waited with anxious patience.

Darkness enveloped them.

"Brian, if you continue to torture yourself like this, it will impact negatively on your health."

Anna was genuinely worried about his wellbeing.

"Anna, ask them to stop!” Ask them to stop the search!

 "Brian felt as helpless and as desperate as a penniless beggar.He cursed.If she was courageous enough to confess her love for him, couldn't she also believe that he would save her? He would save her from Tatum even if he had to give up everything.Even if she had been forcibly injected with drugs, he would help her overcome her drug dependence.

Jaime came over.

"Mr.Clark."

Finally, all of them, as well as the rescue team, left without finding anything.

at Ayla who was still in a

would have been deceived by Tatum for

stop at nothing to get everything

knocked on the door

doctor

doctor followed him into the room and said, "Mr.Collins, let me examine

the bullet had been removed, she remained

was on her deathbed when she was

the doctor declared, "Mr.Collins, Miss Woodsen is

you mean by that? Do you mean that she willfully has no desire to

hearing the doctor's words, he violently grabbed the doctor by

you to find a way to wake

been in a

no

that she

injected with very harmful drugs.As long as she is in a coma, she will not have an attack.However, the minute she awakens, the attacks will recur.This can be life threatening," the doctor said

wanted him to be

understand," he said, letting go

to the

to awaken so that her pale cheeks would glow with

what happened, he would never

Finally, Tatum called, "Lucas!"

"Father."

to the study to

what can I

I heard that you didn't go to

on that day, he was suppressed and suffered

a short pause, Lucas thought, 'Apart from Aldo, no one else knows that I secretly saved Ayla.Neither will

school.With things being

get close to Ayla.Now that she was by his side, there was no need

never truly cared about managing the affairs of the gang in the past.Neither would he be interested in the

come back whenever

Tatum needed Lucas' help.

make Lucas a formidable right hand man by

said, "Father, I

He disobeyed Tatum.

at his tender age of

but life brought him much

meeting Ayla, all the

was capable

dissatisfied,

not push

far, Lucas

had grown into an arrogant and independent

knew what Tatum had done to Ayla, so he

give Lucas some

he would come back like a puppy looking for his master. Lucas went back to the room after

should wake up