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

you more

Brian, he

was the reason for their

shook her head

loved a man, all she hoped was

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

and said,

so he was unprepared to

years

the past two years, Brian had

one success after another and his businesses had entered

had made strides in his career and tested new areas of

done to Ayla, Brian had lost

who

entered with a

ago, she was promoted

club was

work

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

become an international icon

had his eye on acquiring the rights for the road development

it would see him singing

bother

pretty confident

I've heard from a very reliable source that the Smith Group has also placed a tender for

Anna informed him.

years, the Smith Group offered strong competition to the

for the

be equally pitted against

that he would

other hand, was determined to challenge Brian

knew that Toby was

the Smith Group would tender for

business as a result of

spite of this, they were not developing as well as the

Smith Group steals this project from right under our

him to concede to Toby yet

down his pen and

don't have the power to execute that

disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the

by the 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 be great if you could represent

the invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance due to lack of

did not seem right for him not to attend since they were

"Aren't you going?"

only preferred going overseas if Brian accompanied

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

go ahead and plan

profile social events over

work was