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

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

Brian, he didn't

that was the reason for their breakup,

her head

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

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

and said, "You are still

disposition so he was unprepared to give up

patiently for two years

two years, Brian

success after another and his

made strides in his career and tested new areas

of what Tatum had done to Ayla, Brian had lost

the only person who could help

with

a year ago, she was promoted to

the entertainment club was

work more

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

had become

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

him singing all the way

didn't bother

pretty confident of the

the Smith Group has also

Anna informed him.

Group offered strong competition to

for

appeared to be equally pitted

that he would

determined to

Toby was doing this

not unexpected that the Smith Group would

expanded its business as a result of the competition offered

of this, they were not developing as well as the

this project from right

didn't want him to concede to Toby

down his pen and looked

the power to execute that

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

a fashion design company in

did not confirm his attendance due to

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

"Aren't you going?"

only preferred going overseas if

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

go ahead

high profile social events

work