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 her with

gazed at her and said, "I don't care.I love you more than life itself.It doesn't matter if we don't

he

reason for their

her head sadly, "But

hoped was to

she couldn't give birth now, she didn't want to

said, "You are still

so he was

waited patiently for two years

years, Brian had

after another and his businesses had entered the global

strides in his career and tested new areas of

to Ayla, Brian had lost interest in

the only person who could help

with

was promoted

the entertainment club was not her

could work more closely

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

know." Brian had become an international icon in

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

him singing all the way to the

bother

pretty confident

very reliable source that the Smith Group has also placed a tender

Anna informed him.

past two years, the Smith Group

tendered for the same

groups appeared to be equally pitted against each

he would suffer no

determined to challenge Brian

unconcerned.He knew that Toby

the Smith Group would

a result of the competition offered by the

spite of this, they were not developing

if the Smith Group steals this project from right

to concede to Toby

pen and

have the power to execute

attitude was responsible for the company scaling such

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

invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance due

not seem right for him not

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas if Brian accompanied

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

ahead

high profile social events

because his work