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

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

he

that was the reason

shook her head sadly, "But

she hoped was to have

couldn't give birth now, she didn't

her hand and said, "You are still so

disposition so he was unprepared to give

years and didn't

years, Brian had sprung back on his

another and his businesses had

had made strides in his career

had done to Ayla, Brian had lost interest

the only person who could help

entered with

she was

the entertainment club was not her

work more closely

the multi-functional hall

Brian had become an international

most spheres.He now had his eye on

him singing

bother

pretty confident of

reliable source that the Smith Group has also placed

Anna informed him.

Group offered strong competition to

for the

be

he would

other hand, was determined

that Toby was doing

the Smith Group would

as a

spite of this, they were not developing

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

him to concede to Toby yet

down his pen and looked

the power

very attitude was

design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you are free, it would

but did not confirm his attendance

right for him not to attend

"Aren't you going?"

only preferred going overseas if Brian

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

not sure.You go ahead and plan

had neglected to attend these high profile social events over the past two

work