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

called him, otherwise he would have been deceived by Tatum for the

Tatum would stop at nothing

knocked on the door

doctor is

doctor followed him into the room and said,

bullet had been removed, she remained in a coma for

on her deathbed when she

declared, "Mr.Collins, Miss Woodsen is physically fine,

by that? Do you mean that she willfully

doctor's words, he violently grabbed

command you to find a way to wake her up

had been in a

vital signs were stable, there was no indication of her regaining consciousness

needed some reassurance that she

she was injected with very harmful drugs.As long as she is in a coma, she will not

him to

letting go

to the

that her pale cheeks would

happened, he would never

Finally, Tatum called, "Lucas!"

"Father."

to the study to answer

I do

that you didn't go to work.Is that

between Tatum and Brian on that day, he was suppressed and suffered in

pause, Lucas thought, 'Apart from Aldo, no one else knows that I

I have no wish to go back to school.With things being the way

reason he went on to become the vice principal was so that he could get close to Ayla.Now that she was by his side,

affairs of the gang in the past.Neither would

Then come back whenever you are

Tatum needed Lucas' help.

formidable right hand man by

in front of the window, Lucas said, "Father, I

He disobeyed Tatum.

the world at his

years, he had worked hard, but life brought him much suffering and hatred grew within

after meeting Ayla, all the hatred

discovered that he was capable of

obviously dissatisfied, but didn't show

not push Lucas too

pushed too far, Lucas would not

an arrogant and

knew what Tatum had done to Ayla, so he needed to

give Lucas some

puppy looking for his master. Lucas went back to the room after hanging

he pleaded softly, "You should wake up