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

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

he

that was the reason for their

head sadly, "But I

all she hoped was to have a complete family with

now, she didn't want to love anyone

and said, "You are still

acquainted with her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give up

for two years and

the past two years, Brian had sprung back

success after another and his businesses had

made strides in his

done to Ayla, Brian

only person who could help him around

with

she was promoted to special

was

could work more closely with

multi-functional hall on the third floor of the City Project Conference Center

know." Brian had become an international

spheres.He now had his eye on acquiring the rights for the

it would see him singing all the way

bother him

pretty confident of

heard from a very reliable source that the Smith Group has also placed

Anna informed him.

Group offered strong competition to the Clark

tendered for

appeared to be equally pitted against each

knew that he would suffer

determined to challenge Brian

was unconcerned.He knew that Toby was

the Smith Group would

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

spite of this, they were not developing

from right under our noses, will we

to concede

his pen and looked

have the

disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company

show being held by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you

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right for him not to attend since they were always so

"Aren't you going?"

only preferred going overseas

Hub in Milan was equally important to bolster the clothing company of the

not sure.You go ahead and plan your

to attend these high profile social events over the

work was his