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.

she okay?

seemed fine yesterday, but was now unconscious

be fine," he said,

happen to

allow it! So what if she had overdosed? She had once suffered from drug addiction but she was fine now, wasn't sng Ayla had been fine when Brian had first

hadn't looked like a drug addict, despite the fact that she had used them for

Anna didn't say anything.

out of the ward, but

unusual, and that Brian

the office, she came face to face with

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

Italy, Linda had been the director of a company and everyone had been

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

working, know that the Clark Group

Anna shot back.

like Linda's

was here only for Brian and not for the

the other woman

myself and my abilities.It's just a few design drafts.Nothing difficult for

turned

furiously,

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 last night's events gradually came

awake,"

at him,

"Why am I here?"

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

had

never wake up and that her fever would

"I see," Ayla said.

"I'm fine now."

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

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

barked, irritated with

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

taken herself to the hospital because of the constant high temperatures she

because of Lucas that you wanted to live on? And now that I'm with

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

and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you