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."

her baby had filled her with

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

Brian, he didn't

was the reason

her head sadly, "But I

all she hoped

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

held her hand and said, "You are

with her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give up

had waited patiently for two years and didn't mind waiting

years, Brian had sprung back on

and his businesses had entered

he had made strides in his career and tested new

done to Ayla, Brian had lost

person who

with a

a year ago, she was

entertainment club was

work more

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

I know." Brian had become an

spheres.He now had his eye on acquiring the rights for the road development project

singing all

bother

was pretty confident

that the Smith

Anna informed him.

past two years, the Smith Group offered

for the same

appeared to be

he

was determined to

Toby was doing this for

Smith Group would tender for

as a result of the competition offered by

spite of this, they were not developing as

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

him to concede to Toby

pen and looked at

have the power to execute that

attitude

by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design

earlier but did not confirm his

it also did not seem right for him not to

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas if

launch of the Starlight Fashion Hub in Milan

not sure.You go ahead and plan

profile social events

because his work was his