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."

her baby had filled

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

he didn't

was the reason for

her head

a man, all she hoped was to

give birth now, she didn't

and said, "You are

her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give up

patiently for two years and

years, Brian had

one success after another and his

made strides in his career and tested new areas of

Ayla, Brian

was the only person who

entered with

was promoted to special assistant to

club was not

she could work more closely with

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

Brian had become an international

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

him singing all the way

didn't bother

pretty confident

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

Anna informed him.

the past two years, the Smith Group offered strong competition to the

purposefully tendered for the

be

he

the other hand, was determined to challenge Brian at any

knew that Toby was doing

Smith Group would tender

its business as a result of the competition offered by

spite of this, they were not developing as well as

Smith Group steals this project from right under our noses, will we spare

want him to concede to

down his pen and

worry.They don't have the power to execute that

looked at his calm, over confident disposition.This very attitude was

Hub, a fashion design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you are free, it would be great

invitation earlier but did not confirm his

for him not to attend since they were always

"Aren't you going?"

going overseas if Brian accompanied

the new product launch of the Starlight Fashion Hub in Milan

not sure.You go ahead

profile social events over the past two

his work was