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

and said, "I don't care.I love you more than

he

that was the reason for

shook her head

she loved a man, all she hoped was

now, she didn't want to

held her hand and said, "You are

acquainted with her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared

two years

two years, Brian had

success after another and

made strides in his career and

Tatum had done to Ayla, Brian had lost interest

was the only person who could help

entered with

year ago, she was promoted to

was not her only

she could work

meeting.There is a meeting in the multi-functional hall on the third floor of the City Project Conference Center at 3 o'clock

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

it would see him singing

bother

confident

that the Smith

Anna informed him.

Group offered

purposefully tendered for the

appeared to be equally pitted against

knew that he

other hand, was determined to challenge

unconcerned.He knew that Toby was doing this for

not unexpected that the Smith

expanded its business as a result of the

spite of this, they were not developing

Group steals this project from right under our noses, will

didn't want him to concede

pen and looked

have the power to

attitude was responsible

held by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design

had received the invitation earlier but did not confirm

him not to attend

"Aren't you going?"

overseas if Brian

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

sure.You go ahead and plan

to attend these high profile social

his work was