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 with

and said, "I don't care.I love you more than life itself.It doesn't matter

Brian, he

the reason for

her head

she loved a man, all she hoped was to have a complete family

since she couldn't give birth now, she

and said, "You are still

her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to

had waited patiently for two years and

the past two years, Brian had sprung

and his businesses had entered the

strides in his

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

was the only person who could help him around

with

a year ago, she was promoted to special assistant to

was not

could work more

a meeting in the multi-functional hall on

become an international

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

him singing all

bother him

was pretty confident of

the Smith Group has

Anna informed him.

two years, the Smith Group

tendered for the same

be

that he

the other hand, was determined to challenge Brian

was unconcerned.He knew that Toby

unexpected that the Smith Group would tender

Smith Group had expanded its business as a result of

spite of this, they were not

Smith Group steals this project from right

didn't want him to concede to Toby

put down his pen and

worry.They don't have the

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

Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company

did not confirm his

did not seem right for him

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas

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

not sure.You go ahead and

profile social events over the past

because his work was his