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."

her baby had filled her with

love you more than life itself.It

Brian, he

the reason for

her head sadly, "But

hoped was to have a complete

birth now, she didn't

her hand and said, "You are still

her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give up so

patiently for two years

the past two years, Brian had

achieved one success after another and his businesses

strides in his career and

done to Ayla, Brian had lost interest in transaction of

was the only person who could

entered with

ago, she was promoted to special assistant to

club was not her only

she could work more closely with

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

become an international icon in

the markets in most spheres.He now had his eye

would see him singing all

bother

confident of

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

Anna informed him.

past two years, the Smith Group offered strong competition to the Clark

purposefully tendered for the

groups appeared to be equally pitted against

that he would

other hand, was determined to

that Toby was

that the Smith Group would tender

had expanded its business as a result of the

were not

Smith Group steals this project from right under our noses, will we

didn't want him to

down his pen and looked

have the power to execute

disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the

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

did not confirm his attendance due to lack of

him not to attend since

"Aren't you going?"

going overseas if Brian

Hub in Milan was equally important to bolster the clothing company of the Clark

sure.You go ahead

neglected to attend these high profile social events over the past

because his work was his