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

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

he

was the reason for their breakup,

head

she loved a man, all she hoped

birth now, she didn't want to

her hand and said, "You are still

disposition so he was unprepared to give up

waited patiently for two years and

past two years, Brian had sprung back on

one success after another and his businesses had entered the

in his career and tested

Tatum had done to Ayla, Brian had lost

only person who could help

entered with a

year ago, she was promoted to special

the entertainment club was not her

work

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 3 o'clock this

had become

now had his eye on acquiring

singing all the way to the

didn't bother

pretty confident

that the Smith

Anna informed him.

Smith Group

tendered for the same

appeared to be

he

determined to challenge Brian at any

that Toby was doing this for

that the Smith Group would tender for

a result of

were not

this project from right under our

didn't want him to concede to Toby

put down his pen

the power to execute

looked at his calm, over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the

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

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

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

"Aren't you going?"

only preferred going overseas if

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

go ahead and

neglected to attend these high profile social events

his work