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

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

he

the reason

her head sadly,

a man, all she hoped was to

couldn't give birth now, she

her hand and said, "You are

stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give up

two years and

the past two years, Brian had sprung back on

and his businesses had entered the

made strides in his career

Ayla, Brian had lost interest

only person who could help

with

a year ago, she was promoted to

entertainment club was

she could work more

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

become an international

eye on acquiring the rights for the road development

singing all

bother

confident of

reliable source that the Smith Group has also placed a tender

Anna informed him.

past two years, the Smith Group offered strong

tendered for

be equally pitted against

knew that he would suffer no

hand, was determined to

knew that Toby was

Smith Group would tender for this

business as a result

this, they were not developing as well as

steals this project from right under our noses,

to concede

his pen and

the power to execute

confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company

there is a fashion show being held by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you are free, it would be great if you

invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance due to lack

did not seem right for him not to attend since they

"Aren't you going?"

only preferred going overseas if Brian

new product launch of the Starlight Fashion Hub in Milan was

not sure.You go ahead and

high profile social

work was