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? She looks

but was now unconscious and unresponsive, causing concern to

he said,

happen to

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

addict, despite the fact that she had used them for two

Anna didn't say anything.

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

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

Anna returned to the office, she

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 Anna had

a company

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

working, know that the Clark Group doesn't

Anna shot back.

like

Linda was here only

smiled, as if the other woman

believe in myself and my abilities.It's just

Linda turned around and

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

the weight of her drooping

finally awake," Brian said,

at

"Why am I here?"

last night," he said, sitting down by her side and stretching

fever had

she would never wake up and that her fever would drag

"I see," Ayla said.

"I'm fine now."

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

you had such a high fever you were in

irritated with

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

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

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

the fact that her body was riddled

askance at him and said,