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.

is she okay? She looks seriously

but was now unconscious and unresponsive, causing concern to seep

said, looking up at Ayla's

could happen to

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

addict, despite the fact that she had used

Anna didn't say anything.

walked out of the ward, but

thought Ayla's condition was unusual, and that Brian was keeping something

that morning, when Anna returned to the office, she came

you 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

been the director of a company and everyone had

Anna made sure to walk over her at every step, leaving Linda seething.She would not let anyone bully

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

Anna shot back.

like

could tell that Linda was here only for

smiled, as if the other woman

believe in myself and my abilities.It's

turned

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

her drooping eyelids and the weakness plaguing her body.She squinted into the strange white wall in front of her, and last night's

awake,"

at him,

"Why am I here?"

said, sitting down by her side and stretching out a hand to touch

had finally

that she would never wake up and that her fever would drag on for

"I see," Ayla said.

"I'm fine now."

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

you had such a high fever you were in a coma? Even the

barked, irritated with Ayla's

and looked at him, "Why are

to the hospital because of the constant high temperatures she had been running.But  the doctors hadn't

Is it because of Lucas that you wanted to live on? And now that I'm with you, you're indifferent to your own health? Is

fact that her body was riddled with

and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you