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."

of her baby had filled

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

he didn't

that was the reason

her head sadly,

loved a man, all she hoped was

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

her hand and said, "You are still so

disposition so he was

had waited patiently for two years and didn't mind waiting

years, Brian had sprung back

success after another and his businesses had entered the global

diligence, he had made strides in his career

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

who could help

with

a year ago, she was promoted to

entertainment club was

could work

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

had become an

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

see him singing all the way to

bother

pretty confident

source that the Smith

Anna informed him.

the Smith Group offered strong

for

appeared to be equally pitted against each

knew that he

the other hand, was determined to challenge Brian at

Toby was doing this

that the Smith Group

as a result

this, they were not developing as well as

steals this project from right under our noses, will we

to concede to

his pen and looked at

have the power to execute that

looked at his calm, over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company scaling such great heights!

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

did not

seem right for him not to attend since they were always so

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas

in Milan was equally important to bolster the

ahead and plan your

attend these high profile social events

his work was his