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 life itself.It

Brian, he

the reason for their breakup,

head

she loved a man, all she hoped was to have a

since she couldn't give birth now,

held her hand and said, "You are still

so he was

for two years and didn't mind

two years, Brian had sprung

one success after another and his businesses

made strides in his career and tested new areas of

what Tatum had done to Ayla, Brian had lost interest in transaction of

the only person who

entered with

she was

entertainment club was

could work more

in the multi-functional hall on the third floor of the City

had become

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

it would see him singing all the way

bother him

pretty confident of the

that the Smith Group has

Anna informed him.

years, the Smith Group offered

purposefully tendered for the same

be equally pitted against

that he would suffer no

was determined to challenge Brian at any

that Toby was doing

unexpected that the Smith Group would

Smith Group had expanded its business as a result of the

were not developing as well

this project from right under our noses, will we spare

to

his pen

don't have the power to execute

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

Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in Milan, Italy, next

received the invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance due

him not

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas if

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

not sure.You go ahead and plan your

these high profile social

his work