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 filled her

don't care.I love you more than

he didn't

reason for

shook her head

hoped

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

and said, "You are

was acquainted with her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to

had waited patiently for two years and didn't mind

years, Brian had sprung back

after another and his businesses had entered the

strides in his career and tested

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

was the only person who could

with

a year ago, she was promoted

club was not her

could work

a meeting in the multi-functional hall

Brian had become an

eye on acquiring the rights for the

singing

didn't bother

confident of

very reliable source that the Smith

Anna informed him.

years, the Smith Group offered strong competition to

purposefully tendered for the

be equally pitted against each

knew that he would

hand, was determined to

unconcerned.He knew that Toby was doing this

unexpected that the Smith Group

Group had expanded its business as a

they were not developing as well as the

steals this project from right under our

to concede to Toby

pen

worry.They don't have the power to execute

attitude was responsible for the company scaling such

by the way, there is a fashion show being held by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in Milan, Italy,

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

did not seem right for him not to attend since they were always

"Aren't you going?"

only preferred going overseas if Brian accompanied

Hub in Milan was equally important to bolster the clothing

go ahead and plan

to attend these high profile social events over the

because his work was his