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 had filled her with

you more than life itself.It

he

was the reason for their

shook her head sadly, "But

she hoped was to

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

hand and said, "You are still

acquainted with her stubborn disposition so he was

for two years

past two years, Brian had sprung

one success after another and his businesses had entered the global

made strides in his career and tested new areas

to Ayla, Brian had lost interest in

person who

entered with

ago, she was promoted to special assistant to

club was not her only

work more closely with

hall on the

I know." Brian had become an international icon in

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

see him singing all the way to

bother

was pretty confident of the

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

Anna informed him.

the Smith Group offered strong competition

purposefully tendered for the same

be equally pitted

that he would suffer

on the other hand, was determined to

that Toby was doing

not unexpected that the Smith Group

a result of the competition offered by

of this, they were not developing as

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

want him to concede to Toby

down his pen and looked

the power to execute

looked at his calm, over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company scaling such great

a fashion design company in Milan,

invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance due to lack

right for him not to attend since they were always so

"Aren't you going?"

going overseas

Milan was equally important to bolster

go ahead and plan your

to attend these high profile social

work