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

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

he didn't

that was the reason for

shook her head sadly, "But

she loved a man, all she hoped was to have a complete family with

birth now, she didn't want to love anyone

held her hand and said, "You are still so

her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give up so

patiently for two years and

the past two years, Brian had

one success after another and his businesses had entered the

he had made strides in his career and

Tatum had done to Ayla, Brian

who could help him around

with

a year ago, she was promoted to

the entertainment club was not

she could work more closely

the multi-functional hall on the third floor of the City Project

I know." Brian had become an

eye on acquiring the rights for

singing all the

didn't bother

was pretty confident of the

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

Anna informed him.

the past two years, the Smith Group offered strong competition

for the same

appeared to be equally pitted against

he would suffer

the other hand, was determined to challenge Brian at any

was unconcerned.He knew that Toby was doing this for

Smith Group would tender for

as a result of

not

Group steals this project from right

to concede to Toby yet

pen and looked at

worry.They don't have the

attitude was

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

but did not

not seem right for him not to attend since they were

"Aren't you going?"

overseas if Brian accompanied

of the Starlight Fashion Hub in Milan was equally important to bolster the clothing company

not sure.You go ahead

high profile social events over the past two

because his work was