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."

baby had filled her with

at her and said, "I don't care.I love you more than

Brian, he didn't

reason for their

head sadly, "But

a man, all she hoped

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

and said,

her stubborn disposition so

had waited patiently for two years

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one success after another and

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

done to Ayla, Brian had lost interest in transaction of

who could help

with a

was promoted to special

was not her

she could work more closely with

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know." Brian had become an international icon in

in most spheres.He now had his eye

it would see him singing all the way to

didn't bother

confident of

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

Anna informed him.

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for

to be equally pitted

he would

was determined to challenge Brian

that Toby was

Smith Group would tender for

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

not developing as well as the Clark

from right under

didn't want him to concede to Toby

down his pen and

have the power

very attitude was responsible for the company

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

but did not confirm his attendance due

it also did not seem right for him not to attend since

"Aren't you going?"

going overseas

new product launch of the Starlight Fashion Hub in Milan was

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