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

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

he didn't

was the reason

head sadly, "But I

she hoped was to have a complete family with

now, she

and said, "You

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

for two years and

two years, Brian had sprung

achieved one success after another and his

in

to Ayla, Brian had lost interest

only person who could help him around

with

year ago, she was promoted

the entertainment club was not her only

work more

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

know." Brian had become an international

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

would see him singing all the way to

didn't bother

confident of the

that the Smith Group has also placed

Anna informed him.

years, the Smith Group offered strong

purposefully tendered for the same

to be equally pitted against

knew that he would suffer no

hand, was determined to challenge

Toby was doing

Smith Group

business as a result of the

not developing as well as the Clark

steals this project from right under our noses, will we

want him to concede to Toby

put down his pen and looked at

the power

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

way, 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 great if

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

also did not seem right for him not to attend since they were always

"Aren't you going?"

overseas

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

sure.You go ahead and

to attend these high profile social events over the

work