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

had seemed fine yesterday, but was now unconscious and unresponsive, causing concern to seep

be fine," he said, looking up at Ayla's

could happen to

drug addiction but she was fine now, wasn't sng Ayla had been fine when Brian had first seen her

the fact that

Anna didn't say anything.

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

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

when Anna returned to the office, she came face to

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

of a company and everyone had been obliged to listen

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 Group doesn't pay people for doing

Anna shot back.

didn't like

only for Brian and not for the fashion

smiled, as if the other woman

worry about me, Miss Anna.I believe in myself and my abilities.It's just a few design

Linda turned around and

at her retreating back, she muttered furiously, "What overconfidence!

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

awake," Brian said,

at

"Why am I here?"

he said, sitting down by her side

had

wake up

"I see," Ayla said.

"I'm fine now."

over the past

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

barked, irritated with

at him, "Why are you so angry? This is normal.Anyone can get a

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

How did you survive all these years? Is it because of Lucas that you wanted to live on? And now that I'm with you, you're indifferent

the fact that her body was riddled with weakness, Brian would

askance at him and said, "I'm sorry to trouble