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."

of her baby had filled her with

gazed at her and said, "I don't care.I love you more than life itself.It doesn't matter if we don't have

Brian, he didn't

that was the reason for

head sadly, "But I

she hoped was to have a complete family

birth now, she didn't

held her hand and said, "You are

with her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give

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

the past two years, Brian had sprung

after another and his businesses had entered the global

in his career and

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

who could help him around

entered with

she was promoted to special assistant

club was

work

meeting.There is a meeting in the multi-functional hall on the third floor of the City Project Conference

had become an

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

see him singing all

didn't bother him

confident

from a very reliable source that the Smith Group has also placed

Anna informed him.

the Smith Group offered strong competition to the

tendered for the same

be equally pitted against each

that he would suffer no

other hand, was determined

was unconcerned.He knew that Toby was doing this for

Smith

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

this, they were not developing as well

if the Smith Group steals this project from right under our

to concede

put down his pen

the

disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company scaling such great heights!

held by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in Milan, Italy, next

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

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

"Aren't you going?"

only preferred going overseas

Starlight Fashion Hub in Milan was equally important to

not sure.You go ahead and plan your

profile social events over

his work was his