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

would have been deceived by Tatum for the rest

would stop at

the door and

the doctor is

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

removed, she remained in

was on her deathbed when

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

you mean by that? Do you mean that

grabbed the doctor by his collar and

find a way to

a

were stable, there was no indication

that she

a coma, she will not have an attack.However, the minute

to be mentally

letting go

returned to the

for Ayla to awaken so that her pale cheeks would

what happened, he

Finally, Tatum called, "Lucas!"

"Father."

the study to answer the

I

I heard that you didn't go to

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

no one else knows that I secretly saved Ayla.Neither will Tatum know.'

school.With things being the way they are, it's pointless

that he could get close

of the gang in the past.Neither would he be

back

Tatum needed Lucas' help.

a formidable right hand

standing in front of the window, Lucas said, "Father, I need to rest.I won't

He disobeyed Tatum.

his family came down in the world at his

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

after meeting Ayla, all

that he was capable

dissatisfied, but didn't

must not push Lucas

too far, Lucas

into an

had done to Ayla, so he needed to

sensible to give Lucas some time and

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

Ayla he pleaded softly, "You should