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."

of her baby had filled

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

Brian, he

was the reason for their

shook her head

loved a man, all she hoped was

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

and said, "You are still

acquainted with her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared

for two years and

years, Brian had sprung back

after another and his businesses

had made strides in his career and tested

what Tatum had done to Ayla, Brian had lost interest in

person who could help him

entered with

ago, she was promoted to special

the entertainment club was not

she could work more closely

the paraphernalia for this morning's meeting.There is a meeting in the multi-functional hall on the third floor of the City Project Conference Center at

had become an international

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

him singing all the

didn't bother

pretty confident of the

I've heard from a very reliable source that the

Anna informed him.

two years, the Smith Group offered strong competition

purposefully tendered for the

be equally pitted

that he would suffer

determined to challenge Brian at any

that Toby was doing

the Smith Group

business as a result

were not developing as well

the Smith Group steals this project from right under our

want him to

his pen and looked at

the power to execute

calm, over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company

design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you

earlier but did not confirm

for him not

"Aren't you going?"

going overseas if Brian

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

sure.You go ahead

high profile social events over the past two

because his work was