The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

Brian stood on the island, the sea breeze blew across his back.

He had been waiting for over an hour but Tatum still hadn't shown himself.

"Mr.Clark, do you think he's not coming?" Jaime asked, walking up to him.

Tatum didn't mention to Brian that his bargaining chip was Ayla.

"He'll come.I'm sure of it," Brian said calmly.

There were several cigarette butts at his feet, implying that he was a bit anxious.

Since Tatum had asked to negotiate, it seemed like he had a bargaining chip that could force Brian into giving him whatever he wanted. Meanwhile, Ayla had lost consciousness after the drug had been injected to her body.

Tatum sat in front of her, waiting for her to wake up.

When she finally opened her eyes, he asked, "Miss Woodsen, how do you feel now?"

"Are you planning to control me with drugs?"

She could feel that her body was ina terrible condition.

Looking at her, Tatum said, "I just want you to live."

Even though she managed to endure the drug addiction, she could still die.

Glaring at him, Ayla said, "I don't need it.And you're not helping me, you're only helping yourself."

If she died right now, all his efforts would go in vain.

"If that's what you think, it's fine.Look, we're almost there, and Mr.Clark is waiting for you.Don't you want to see him?"

Tatum saw the hesitation in her eyes.

He could tell that she had feelings for Brian.

And the reason Brian was so willing to meet him was because he was hoping to see Ayla.

Brian watched as the plane landed and Tatum disembarked first.

"Mr.Clark, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"Mr.Green, it seems that you're a busy man these days."

Brian and Tatum stood one meter apart; there was a Strange tension on their faces.

"No, no.I'm not that busy.I just brought a special gift for you, Mr.Clark.I'm certain that you'll like it."

Tatum clapped his hands, and immediately, two bodyguards took Ayla out of the plane.

Brian looked at her pale face.

a short time, she

and was now using

back at Brian.She noticed that he had lost some weight.Was he

like my gift? Miss Woodsen told me that she's

Ayla, untying

think? Am I

said to Tatum, "Mr.Green, if there's something you want to say, just spit it out! Don't you think it's a bit underhanded to use a woman as a

then turned

he was, this bastard could take Ayla away whenever he wished to "All I want is to achieve my goal.I hardly care about the process.Miss Woodsen had a good time at my villa, but she didn't seem to be accustomed to the

smile on Tatum's face

want?"

to take Ayla away from here as

give me the goods that I want, stop competing with me in my _ business endeavors from now on, and sign an agreement, you can take her away and I won't do anything to stop you, " said

understood the gist of the agreement without

ambition was becoming

Ayla? At once, she snatched away the

agree to

gun against Ayla's temple, and shouted, "Shut

smile appeared on

agree to your demands for a

turned

to tell that she must've suffered a lot during her stay

things don't seem to matter to you, Mr.Clark.You

wasn't willing to agree, he felt a bit

calm demeanor.For so many years, Lucas had been by his side,

you still not

Brian hated being threatened.

he wouldn't have

from anyone.However, this specific situation is unique, isn't it? Your woman's life is in the palm of my

was backing away

beyond his wildest imaginations that a woman like her would

her head.She was silently telling him that she wasn't worth giving everything

out of the villa, there was no need for him to give in to Tatum's

afraid you'll

didn't seem like he would

Ayla back.She wasn't the least bit flustered, but she was surprised.She believed that he had a

had she wanted to be Brian's

what he said, it kind of felt

this point, it didn't matter what would happen

cruel enough to let

him, took out a gun, and pressed it

kill me with that gun? Didn't you drug me earlier? That changes nothing.In the end, I'll die, and

Brian and said, "I made you a promise, and I never broke that

won't be able to

following second, she pushed

"No!"