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

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

he

that was the reason for their breakup,

head sadly,

loved a man, all she hoped was

she couldn't give birth now, she didn't want to love anyone

held her hand and said, "You are

stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give

for two years and didn't mind waiting a little

two years, Brian had sprung

and

made strides in his career and tested new areas of

Ayla, Brian had lost

who

with a

a year ago, she was promoted

entertainment club was not

work

morning's meeting.There is a meeting in the multi-functional hall on the third floor of the

become an

most spheres.He now had his eye on acquiring the rights for the road development project of

him singing

bother

pretty confident of the

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

Anna informed him.

the Smith Group offered strong competition to

purposefully tendered for

to be equally pitted against each

he

the other hand, was determined to challenge Brian at any

Toby

Smith Group would tender for this

business as a result of the competition offered

they were not developing

from right under our noses, will we

didn't want him to concede to Toby

down his pen and looked at

the

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

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

the invitation earlier but did not confirm his

right for him not to attend since they were always

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas if

Fashion Hub in Milan was equally important to bolster the clothing company of the Clark

not sure.You go ahead and

neglected to attend these high profile social events over the past two

work