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

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

Brian, he didn't

was the reason for

shook her head sadly, "But

man, all she hoped was to have a complete

now, she didn't want to love anyone

her hand and said, "You are

with her stubborn disposition so he was

two years and didn't mind waiting a little

past two years, Brian had sprung back on

and his businesses had entered

diligence, he had made strides in

done to Ayla,

the only person who could help him around

with a

she was

entertainment club was

could work more closely with

paraphernalia for this morning's meeting.There is a meeting in the multi-functional hall on

know." Brian had become an

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

it would see him singing all

bother

confident of

I've heard from a very reliable source that the Smith

Anna informed him.

the Smith Group

purposefully tendered for the

appeared to be equally pitted against each

he would

other hand, was determined to challenge Brian at

was unconcerned.He knew that Toby was doing this

Smith Group

a result of the competition

spite of this, they were not developing as well as the

project from

him to concede

put down his pen and

have the

looked at his calm, over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible

fashion design company

received the invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance due to lack

also did not seem right for him not to attend since

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas if Brian

Hub in Milan was equally important to bolster the clothing

sure.You go ahead and

profile social

because his work was his