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

having secretly called him, otherwise he would have been deceived by Tatum

would stop at

on the door and

the doctor is

the room and

she remained in a coma for

her deathbed when she was

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

you mean

violently grabbed

you to find a way to wake

had been in a coma for

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

needed some reassurance that she would

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

to

he said, letting go of

returned to

wished for Ayla to awaken so that her pale cheeks would glow

happened, he would never leave

Finally, Tatum called, "Lucas!"

"Father."

to the study to answer the

I

heard that you

Tatum and Brian on that day, he

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

have no wish to go back to school.With things being the way they are, it's pointless

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

of the gang in the

come back whenever you

Tatum needed Lucas' help.

a formidable right hand man by manipulating the feud between him

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

He disobeyed Tatum.

at his tender age of ten, Tatum had taken

him much suffering and hatred

after meeting Ayla,

that he was

dissatisfied, but didn't

must not push Lucas too

Lucas

had grown into an arrogant and independent

had done to Ayla,

be sensible to give

back like a puppy looking for his master. Lucas

pleaded softly, "You should