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

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

Brian, he

reason for their breakup,

her head sadly, "But I

she hoped was to have a complete family with

give birth now, she

and said, "You are

her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give

waited patiently for two years and didn't mind waiting a

past two years, Brian had sprung

another and his businesses had entered

diligence, he had made strides in his career and

of what Tatum had done to Ayla, Brian had

only person who

with

was promoted to special assistant to

entertainment club was

work

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

become

the markets in most spheres.He now had his eye on

him singing all the way

didn't bother him

confident

a very reliable source that the

Anna informed him.

two years, the Smith Group offered strong competition to

for the

groups appeared to be

knew that he would

the other hand, was determined to challenge

that Toby was doing

that the Smith Group would tender for

Group had expanded its business as a result of the competition offered by the

this, they were not developing as well as the

Group steals this project from right under our noses,

want him to concede to

down his pen and looked at

worry.They don't have the power

looked at his calm, over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company scaling such

fashion show being held by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you are free, it would

but did not

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

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas if Brian

Milan was equally important to bolster the clothing company of the

not sure.You go ahead

high profile social events over

because his work was