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

care.I love you more than life itself.It doesn't matter

he

reason for their

her head sadly,

man, all she hoped was to have a complete family

since she couldn't give birth now, she

said, "You are

so he was unprepared to give

years

Brian had sprung back on his

success after another and

in his

done to Ayla, Brian had lost

person who could

entered with a

a year ago, she was

the entertainment club was

she could work more closely with

this morning's meeting.There is a meeting in the multi-functional hall on

know." Brian had become an international icon in

eye on acquiring the rights for the road development project

him singing all the way to the

didn't bother him

confident

very reliable source that the Smith Group has also placed a

Anna informed him.

Group offered strong competition

for the same

appeared to be equally pitted against

he would suffer no

hand, was determined to challenge

that Toby was doing this for

that the Smith Group would tender for this

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

spite of this, they were not developing

from right under our noses, will we

want him to concede to

pen and

have the power to execute that

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

by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in

earlier but did not confirm his attendance

right for him not to

"Aren't you going?"

overseas if

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

ahead and

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

because his work was his