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."

baby had filled her

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

Brian, he didn't

was the reason for their

head

hoped was to have a complete

since she couldn't give birth now, she

hand and said, "You are still so

was acquainted with her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give up so

had waited patiently for two years and didn't

the past two years, Brian had sprung back on

had achieved one success after another and his businesses

made strides in his

Tatum had done to Ayla, Brian had lost interest in transaction of

the only person who could help him around

entered with a

ago, she was promoted to special assistant

the entertainment club was not her

work more

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

know." Brian had become an international

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

him singing all the

didn't bother him

was pretty confident of

the Smith Group

Anna informed him.

Smith Group offered strong competition to

tendered for the

be equally pitted against each

knew that he

the other hand, was determined to challenge Brian

knew that Toby

the Smith

as a result

this, they were not developing as well as the Clark

steals this project from right under our noses, will

to concede to Toby yet

down his pen and

have the

confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for

by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you are

received the invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance due to

him not to attend since they were always so

"Aren't you going?"

overseas

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