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

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

Brian, he

the reason for their

head

she loved a man, all she hoped was to have a

since she couldn't give birth now, she didn't

and said, "You

was acquainted with her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give up

years and

two years, Brian had sprung back

success after another and his businesses had entered the

had made strides in his

what Tatum had done to Ayla, Brian had

the only person who could help him

with a

she was promoted to special assistant

was not her

could work more

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

Brian had become

had his eye on acquiring the rights for the road development

see him singing all the

bother him

pretty confident of

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

Anna informed him.

Smith Group offered strong competition to the Clark

purposefully tendered for the same

be equally

knew that he

determined to

unconcerned.He knew that Toby was doing this for

Smith Group would tender for this

as a result of

of this, they were not developing as well as the Clark

from right under our noses, will

want him to

down his pen and

the power to execute

very attitude was responsible for the company scaling such

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

did not

it also did not seem right for him not

"Aren't you going?"

going overseas if Brian

in Milan was equally

go ahead

neglected to attend these high profile social events

his work was