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.

Ayla who was still in a

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

at nothing to get everything

knocked on the

the doctor is

him into the room and said,

had been removed, she remained in a coma for more than

on her deathbed when

a thorough examination, the doctor declared, "Mr.Collins, Miss Woodsen is physically fine, but she

that? Do you mean that she

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

command you to find a way

had been in a

was no indication of her regaining

some reassurance that she would

please calm down.Miss Woodsen was not seriously injured.But she was injected with very harmful drugs.As long as she is in a coma, she

wanted him to be

he said, letting go

returned to the

Ayla to awaken so that her pale cheeks would

he would never leave

Finally, Tatum called, "Lucas!"

"Father."

proceeded to the study to answer the

I do for

you been? I heard that you didn't go to work.Is that

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

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

no wish to go back to school.With things being

he went on to become the vice principal was so that he could get close to Ayla.Now that she was by his side, there was no need to stay

affairs of the gang in the past.Neither would he

Then come back whenever

Tatum needed Lucas' help.

hand

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

He disobeyed Tatum.

came down in the world at his tender age of ten, Tatum had

brought him much suffering and hatred grew within him like

Ayla, all the hatred

he was capable of

dissatisfied, but didn't

must not push Lucas

far, Lucas

an arrogant and

knew what Tatum had done to Ayla, so

sensible to give Lucas

woman, he would come back like a puppy looking for

softly, "You should wake up now.You've been sleeping