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 her with

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

Brian, he

reason for their breakup,

shook her head sadly,

man, all she hoped was to

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

held her hand and said, "You are

so he was unprepared to give up so

waited patiently for two years and didn't mind

two years, Brian had sprung back on his

after another and his businesses had entered the global

his diligence, he had made strides in his career

to Ayla, Brian had lost interest in transaction

the only person who could help him around

entered with a

ago, she was promoted

was not her only

could work more

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

I know." Brian had become an

spheres.He now had his eye on acquiring the rights

see him singing all

bother

confident of the

that the Smith Group

Anna informed him.

Smith Group offered

tendered for

to be equally pitted against

he would

determined

that Toby was doing

the Smith

had expanded its business as a result of

spite of this, they were not developing as well as

steals this project from right under

him to

down his pen and looked

the power to

at his calm, over confident disposition.This very attitude was

a fashion design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you are free, it would be great

invitation earlier but did not confirm his

right for him not to attend since

"Aren't you going?"

only preferred going overseas

Fashion Hub in Milan was equally important to bolster the

not sure.You go ahead and plan your

high profile

because his work