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.

who was

he would have been deceived by Tatum for the rest of his

stop at nothing to

knocked on the door

the doctor is

followed him into the room and

she remained in a coma

on her deathbed when she was rescued at

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

do you mean by that? Do you mean that she willfully

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

a way to wake her

in a

were stable, there was no indication

reassurance that she would

long as she is in a coma, she will not have an

wanted him to

said, letting

returned to

to awaken so that her pale cheeks would

what happened, he would never leave her

Finally, Tatum called, "Lucas!"

"Father."

the study to answer the

I

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

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

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

to school.With things being the

could get close to

the affairs of the gang in the past.Neither would

come back whenever

Tatum needed Lucas' help.

Lucas a formidable right hand man by

the window, Lucas said, "Father, I need to rest.I

He disobeyed Tatum.

the world at his tender age of

life brought him much suffering and hatred grew within him like a

meeting Ayla, all

that he was capable

was obviously dissatisfied, but didn't show

must not push

pushed too far, Lucas would not hesitate to

into an

had done to Ayla, so he needed to

to give

woman, he would come back like a puppy looking for his master. Lucas

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