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.

looked at Ayla who was still

to Aldo for having secretly called him, otherwise he would have

would stop at

knocked on the door

the doctor

room and said, "Mr.Collins, let me examine

she remained in

deathbed when

Miss Woodsen is physically fine, but

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

he violently grabbed the doctor

find a way to wake

been in a coma for

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

needed some reassurance that she would awaken

very harmful drugs.As long as she is in a coma, she will not have an attack.However, the minute she awakens, the attacks will recur.This

wanted him to be

said, letting go of his

returned to the

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

happened, he would never

Finally, Tatum called, "Lucas!"

"Father."

to the study to answer the

can I do

that you didn't go to work.Is that woman

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

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

things being the way they are,

he could get close to Ayla.Now that

gang in

back

Tatum needed Lucas' help.

wanted to make Lucas a formidable right hand man by manipulating the feud

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

He disobeyed Tatum.

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

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

after meeting Ayla, all the hatred

that he was

was obviously dissatisfied, but

must not push

far, Lucas

an

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

to give Lucas

come back like a puppy looking for his master. Lucas

pleaded softly, "You should wake