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."

her baby

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

he

the reason for their breakup,

head

a man, all she hoped was to have a

couldn't give birth now,

her hand and said, "You

disposition so he was unprepared to give up

two years and

past two years, Brian had sprung back on his

after another and his businesses had entered

diligence, he had made strides in his career and tested new areas of

Tatum had done to Ayla,

person who

with

year ago, she was promoted to special assistant

entertainment club was not her only

work more closely with

hall on the third floor of the City Project Conference Center

know." Brian had become an international icon

now had his eye on

it would see him singing all the way to the

didn't bother

confident of

I've heard from a very reliable source that the Smith Group has also placed a tender for

Anna informed him.

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

tendered for

be

knew that he would suffer no

the other hand, was determined to challenge

that Toby was doing this for

not unexpected that the Smith

Smith Group had expanded its business as a result of the competition offered by the

they were not developing as well as

this project from right under our noses, will we spare

him to concede to

put down his pen and

the power to

confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the

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

but did not confirm his attendance due to lack of

did not seem right for him not to attend since they

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas

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

not sure.You go ahead and plan

high profile

his work