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

Anna cast a cold glance at Linda as she said, "Don't worry, Miss Linda.Let's continue the meeting."

Linda was embarrassed.

Anna thought that she shared a special relationship with Brian, which probably gave her the courage to humiliate Linda in front of so many people.

But Linda wasn't going to take this lying down.She would make Anna pay the price of this humiliation.

The meeting ended in half an hour.

Anna took alli her notes and material for the morning meeting with her.She then bought the abalone porridge and some desserts, along with some of Brian's favorite dishes.

Brian had remained with Ayla, but she showed no signs of waking up from her coma.

The doctor seemed to have tried everything in his arsenal but had come up short.

He looked helpless as he shrugged, indicating that maybe all they could do was wait for her to wake up on her own.

Anna spotted Brian sitting by Ayla's bedside as she entered the ward.

"What's wrong with her?"

Anna asked him as she glanced at Ayla, concerned.

Brian shook his head.

"Nothing serious.Give me the minutes of the morning meeting and you can leave."

"You didn't get any rest last night.You should go get some sleep.I'll stay with her for a while," Anna said, handing him the food and coffee she had bought.

"No, thanks.You can go back to office.I'll stay here with her."

Brian was worried about Ayla.

He couldn't leave her side in this condition.

Anna knew that Brian was a man who, once he made up his mind to do something, would do it, no matter what.

There was nothing she could do to convince him otherwise.

And now that Ayla's condition seemed serious, she had no hope whatsoever.

okay? She looks seriously

fine yesterday, but was now unconscious

said,

happen to

once suffered from drug addiction but she was fine now, wasn't sng Ayla had been fine when Brian

despite the fact that she had

Anna didn't say anything.

turned around and walked out of the ward, but didn't

unusual, and that Brian was keeping

to the office,

are fast! Did you leave as soon as the meeting was over to go see Mr.Clark? Why did you come back so soon? Didn't you keep him company? No intention of serving him well?" Linda sneered at Anna.She was itching to retaliate against the embarrassment that Anna had handed

a company and everyone had been obliged to listen to

over her at every step, leaving Linda seething.She would not let

left yet.If you keep wandering around the office without working, know

Anna shot back.

like

could tell that Linda was here only for Brian

if the other

me, Miss Anna.I believe in myself and my abilities.It's just a few design drafts.Nothing

turned around

retreating back, she muttered furiously, "What overconfidence! Doesn't she realize this

than 10 hours.She opened her eyes, feeling the weight of her drooping eyelids and the weakness plaguing her body.She squinted into the strange white wall in front of her, and

finally awake," Brian

looked at

"Why am I here?"

had a high fever last night," he said, sitting down by her side and

fever had finally

up and that

"I see," Ayla said.

"I'm fine now."

fevers with increasing frequency over the past few months.Her health was getting worse with

had such a high fever you were in a coma? Even the doctor was unable to

irritated with Ayla's

and looked at him, "Why are you so angry? This

of the constant high temperatures she had been running.But  the doctors hadn't found anything wrong

you survive all these years? Is it because of Lucas that you wanted to live on? And

was riddled with weakness, Brian would have

him and said, "I'm