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 filled her with

"I don't care.I love you more than life itself.It doesn't matter if we don't have

he didn't

was the reason

head

hoped was to have a complete

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

her hand and said, "You are still so

stubborn disposition so he

patiently for two years and didn't mind

Brian had sprung back on

another and his

had made strides in his career and

Ayla, Brian had lost interest in

only person who

entered with a

a year ago, she was promoted to special

entertainment club was not

she could work more closely

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

I know." Brian had become an

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

him singing all the way

didn't bother him

pretty confident

reliable source that the

Anna informed him.

Smith Group offered strong competition to the Clark

purposefully tendered for

be equally

knew that he would

the other hand, was determined to challenge

was unconcerned.He knew that Toby was doing

that the Smith Group would tender for

business as a result of the competition

spite of this, they were not

from right under our noses,

him to concede

down his pen and

the power to execute that

disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company scaling such

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

the invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance due to

right for him not to attend since they were always

"Aren't you going?"

going overseas if Brian

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

go ahead and plan

attend these high profile social events

his work