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 had filled her

"I don't care.I love you more than life

Brian, he didn't

was the reason for their breakup,

shook her head

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

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

held her hand and said, "You are

disposition so he was unprepared

two years and didn't mind waiting a little

years, Brian had sprung

and his businesses had

in his career and tested new areas

what Tatum had done to Ayla,

only person who could help

with

she was promoted to special assistant to

was not

she could work more closely with

morning's meeting.There is a meeting in the multi-functional hall on the third

know." Brian had become an

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

him singing all the way to

didn't bother him

was pretty confident

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

Anna informed him.

the Smith Group offered strong competition

for the same

groups appeared to be equally

that he

on the other hand, was determined to challenge Brian at

Toby was doing this

the Smith Group would tender for

business as a result of the competition offered

not developing as

the Smith Group steals this project from right

him to concede to Toby

put down his pen and looked at

have the power to execute

at his calm, over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company scaling such

fashion design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If

received the invitation earlier but did not confirm his

seem right for him not to

"Aren't you going?"

only preferred going overseas if Brian accompanied

Hub in Milan

ahead and plan

high profile

work was