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

love you more than life itself.It doesn't

he didn't

was the reason

head sadly, "But I

loved a man, all she hoped was to

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

and said, "You are still

stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give up

two years and didn't

past two years, Brian had

had achieved one success after another and his businesses had entered the global

made strides in his career and tested

what Tatum had done to Ayla,

who could help him around

with a

she was

was not her

she could work more closely with

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

Brian had become

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

would see him singing all the way

didn't bother

was pretty confident

source that the Smith Group

Anna informed him.

the past two years, the Smith Group offered strong

for the same

appeared to be equally pitted against each

knew that he

hand, was determined

Toby was doing this for

Smith

had expanded its business as a result of the

not developing as well

the Smith Group steals this project from right under our noses,

want him to concede to

pen and looked at

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

over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the

there is 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

received the invitation earlier but did not

did not seem right for him not to attend

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas if Brian

the new product launch of the Starlight Fashion Hub in Milan was equally important to

go ahead

profile social events over

his work was his