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."

baby had filled her

care.I love you more than life itself.It doesn't matter if we

he

the reason for their

head sadly, "But

she hoped was

since she couldn't give birth now, she didn't want to love anyone

and said, "You are still

so he was unprepared to give up

for two years and didn't mind waiting a little

two years, Brian had

had achieved one success after another and his businesses had entered the global

strides in his

of what Tatum had done to Ayla, Brian

person who could

entered with a

was

club was

could work

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

had become an international

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

see him singing all the

didn't bother

confident

I've heard from a very reliable source that the Smith Group has also placed

Anna informed him.

past two years, the Smith Group offered strong competition

purposefully tendered for the same

to be

he would

the other hand, was determined to challenge Brian at

was unconcerned.He knew that Toby was doing this

not unexpected that the Smith Group would

expanded its business as a result of the

of this, they were not developing

steals this project from right

to concede to Toby

down his pen and looked at

worry.They don't have the power

attitude was responsible

Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you are free, it would be great if you could

the invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance

also did not seem right for him not to attend since they were

"Aren't you going?"

overseas

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

sure.You go ahead and

profile social events over the past

his work was his