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."

baby had filled

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

Brian, he

the reason for their breakup,

shook her head

hoped was to

now, she didn't want to

and said, "You are still so

stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give up

waited patiently for two years

the past two years, Brian had sprung back on

and his businesses had entered

in his career and tested new areas of

Ayla, Brian had lost interest in transaction of

the only person who could help

with a

was promoted to special assistant to

entertainment club was not

work more

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

I know." Brian had become an international icon

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

him singing all the

bother him

pretty confident

the Smith Group has also placed a tender for

Anna informed him.

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

purposefully tendered for the same

to be

knew that he would suffer

other hand, was determined to challenge Brian at any

was unconcerned.He knew that Toby was

the Smith

as a result of the competition

spite of this, they were not developing as well

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

to concede to Toby yet

his pen and looked at

worry.They don't have the power to execute that

over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible

a fashion design company

received the invitation earlier but did not confirm

also did not seem right for him not to attend since they

"Aren't you going?"

only preferred going overseas if Brian accompanied

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

ahead and plan your

high profile social events over the

work was