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."

of her baby had filled her with

you more than life itself.It

he

was the reason for their breakup,

shook her head sadly, "But I

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

now, she didn't want to

held her hand and said, "You are

with her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to

two years and didn't

years, Brian had

after another and his businesses

he had made strides in his career and tested new areas

had done to Ayla, Brian had lost interest in transaction

only person who

entered with

year ago, she was

was not her

she could work more closely

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

had become an international

eye on acquiring the

see him singing all

bother

confident of the

that the Smith Group has also placed a tender

Anna informed him.

Smith Group offered strong competition

tendered for the

be equally pitted

he would

was determined to challenge

that Toby was doing this for

that the Smith Group would

its business as a result of

they were not developing

this project from right under our noses, will

him to concede to Toby yet

his pen

have the power to execute

over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company scaling

design company in

received the invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance due to

also did not seem right for him not to attend since they were always

"Aren't you going?"

going overseas if Brian accompanied

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

go ahead and plan your

these high profile

his work