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

Ayla's protests were in vain as she was trapped in Lucas' strong arms.

"Lucas, please stop.We can't do that! No!" she murmured.

Subconsciously, she resisted his approach towards her.

In the past two years, nothing had changed between them.

She still couldn't give him a place in her heart.

She didn't love him and that was the bottom line.

"Lala, you have to forget him, okay? You are a mere footnote in the history of his life.How can you still love him?"

For two years he endeavored to make her forget Brian.He was becoming impatient.

The last time he had met Brian, he saw that although he was still with Anna, their relationship was more of a business partnership.

Their engagement too was just a social spectacle.

This was cause for concern.

Ayla was no longer some pauper.She could have anything her heart desired.She shook her head.

Whether she chose to forget Brian or not was her personal matter.

It did not concern Lucas.She simply couldn't accept him.

"Lala, talk to me!"

A salty, astringent taste spread around his lips.

"Lucas, if you want me to feel indebted to you for all that you did for me these past two years, then take my body! Objectify me to your heart's content! If not, then leave me alone!"

She could never repay him for all that he had done for her.

If all he wanted was her body, then he could claim it.

She had lost so much that nothing mattered to her anymore.Her words echoed in his mind.

Did he still have to end up forcing her after two years of pursuing her? This was not what he had bargained for! She pulled up her clothes and said, "Lucas, you are well aware of my checkered past.I am no angel.My health is deteriorating and I am unable to conceive.I can never be a mother.My being with you will only bring you more misery."

He felt and understood her pain.

She had shared everything with him.

There were no secrets.

What stunned Lucas most was her revelation that she could not have a baby.

"Was it because of him?"

He sank into stunned silence for a while.

Ayla stared at the vastness outside then clarified, "No.It's my choice."

loss of her baby had filled

at her and said, "I don't care.I love you more than

Brian, he didn't

was the reason for

her head

a man, all she hoped was to have a complete family with

now, she didn't want to love

and said, "You are still

with her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared

waited patiently for two years and didn't mind waiting a little

past two years, Brian had sprung back on

another and his

he had made strides in his career

done to Ayla, Brian had lost interest in transaction

only person who

with

she was promoted to special assistant

the entertainment club was not her

work

meeting.There is a meeting in the multi-functional hall on the third floor of the City Project Conference Center at 3

become an international icon

markets in most spheres.He now had his eye on acquiring the rights for the road

it would see him singing all the way

bother

was pretty confident

the Smith Group has also placed a tender

Anna informed him.

years, the Smith Group offered strong

purposefully tendered for the

appeared to be equally

knew that he would suffer

the other hand, was determined to challenge

was unconcerned.He knew that Toby was doing this

the Smith Group

a result of the

they were not developing

Group steals this project from right under our noses,

didn't want him to concede to Toby

put down his pen and looked at

don't have the power to execute that

confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company scaling

is a fashion show being held by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in

did not confirm his attendance due to lack of

seem right for him not to attend since they

"Aren't you going?"

going overseas if Brian accompanied

launch of the Starlight Fashion Hub in Milan was equally important to bolster the

ahead

attend these high profile social events over the

work was