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."

baby had

"I don't care.I love you

he didn't

was the reason for their

shook her head sadly,

loved a man, all she hoped was

couldn't give birth now, she didn't

and said, "You are

acquainted with her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to

patiently for two years and didn't mind waiting

two years, Brian had sprung back on

after another and his businesses had entered the global

had made strides in his career and tested new areas

to Ayla, Brian had

was the only person who could

entered with

she was

entertainment club was not her

could work more closely with

the multi-functional hall on the third floor of the City Project Conference Center at 3

become an international

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

would see him singing all the way

bother

pretty confident of the

the Smith Group has

Anna informed him.

Smith Group offered strong

purposefully tendered for the same

groups appeared to be

he would

the other hand, was determined to challenge Brian at any

unconcerned.He knew that Toby was doing this

not unexpected that the Smith Group would tender

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

were not developing as well as the Clark

from right under our

want him to concede to Toby yet

his pen and looked

the power

very attitude was responsible for the company scaling such great

is a fashion show being held by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in Milan,

the invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance due to lack

right for him not

"Aren't you going?"

going overseas if Brian accompanied

Fashion Hub in Milan was equally important to bolster the

ahead

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

his work