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

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

he

reason for their breakup,

shook her head

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

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

said, "You are still so

stubborn disposition so he was unprepared

waited patiently for two years and didn't mind waiting a little

two years, Brian had sprung back on his

achieved one success after another and his businesses had

made strides in his career and

what Tatum had done to Ayla,

only person who could help him

entered with

a year ago, she was

was not her only

she could work

here is the paraphernalia for this morning's meeting.There is a meeting in the multi-functional hall on the third floor of

Brian had become an

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

would see him singing

bother him

was pretty confident of

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

Anna informed him.

Smith Group

for the

appeared to be

that he would suffer

other hand, was determined to challenge Brian at

knew that Toby was doing

unexpected that the Smith Group would

business as a result of

spite of this, they were not developing as well

the Smith Group steals this project from right under our noses, will

to concede

his pen and looked

worry.They don't have the power to execute

at his calm, over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible

way, 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

earlier but did not confirm his attendance due to lack of

him not to attend since they were

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas if

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

ahead and

these high profile social events

his work