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

don't care.I love you

Brian, he

reason

her head sadly, "But

loved a man, all she hoped

now, she didn't

her hand and said, "You are

so he was unprepared to give up

for two years and didn't mind waiting a

past two years, Brian had

one success after another and his businesses had entered the

in his career

Ayla, Brian had lost interest in transaction

person who

entered with

year ago, she was promoted to

entertainment club was

could work

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

had become an international icon

spheres.He now had his eye on acquiring

him singing all the

bother him

pretty confident of

that the Smith Group has also placed a

Anna informed him.

years, the Smith Group offered strong competition to the

tendered for the same

groups appeared to be equally

that he would suffer no

other hand, was determined to challenge Brian

was unconcerned.He knew that Toby was

Smith Group

business as a result of the competition offered by the

this, they were not developing as

Group steals this project from right under our noses,

want him to concede to

his pen and looked at

the power to execute that

confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company scaling such

design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you are free, it would

invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance

him not to

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas if

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

go ahead

profile social events over

because his work