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."

loss of her baby had filled her with

love you more than

Brian, he didn't

was the reason for

her head sadly,

a man, all she hoped was to

give birth now, she didn't want

held her hand and said, "You are still so

so he was unprepared

years and didn't mind

Brian had sprung back on

and his

in

done to Ayla, Brian had lost

only person who

with a

year ago, she was promoted to

the entertainment club was not

she could work

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

Brian had become an

eye on acquiring the rights for the road development project

would see him singing all the way to the

bother him

pretty confident of the

I've heard from a very reliable source that the Smith Group has also

Anna informed him.

two years, the Smith Group offered strong competition to the

for the

to be equally

that he would

was determined to challenge Brian at

knew that Toby was doing this for

the Smith Group would tender for this

a result of the competition

not developing as well as

the Smith Group steals this project from

want him to concede to Toby yet

down his pen and looked

don't have the power to execute that

attitude was responsible for the

fashion design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you are

had received the invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance

not seem right for him not to attend

"Aren't you going?"

overseas if Brian accompanied

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

go ahead

had neglected to attend these high profile social events

work was