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

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

he

that was the reason

her head sadly, "But I

a man, all she hoped was to have

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

and said, "You are still so

acquainted with her stubborn disposition so

had waited patiently for two years

two years, Brian had sprung back on his

achieved one success after another and

in his

had done to Ayla, Brian

person who could

entered with

year ago, she was promoted to special assistant

club was not

she could work

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

become

most spheres.He now had his eye on acquiring the rights for the

singing all the way to

didn't bother

was pretty confident of the

the Smith Group

Anna informed him.

Group offered strong competition to

purposefully tendered for

groups appeared to be equally pitted against

knew that he

determined to challenge Brian at

that Toby was doing

not unexpected that the Smith

business as a result of the

not developing as well as the Clark

if the Smith Group steals this project from right under our noses, will

didn't want him to

put down his pen and looked at

worry.They don't have the power

his calm, over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company scaling such great heights!

show being held by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company

earlier but did not

it also did not seem right for him not to

"Aren't you going?"

overseas if Brian

Fashion Hub in Milan was

not sure.You go ahead

attend these high profile social

work