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

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

Brian, he

was the reason for their

shook her head sadly, "But I

all she hoped was to have a complete family

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

and said,

so he was unprepared to give up

years and didn't

two years, Brian had sprung

had achieved one success after another and

he had made strides in his career and tested new

done to Ayla, Brian had lost interest

was the only person who could

with a

year ago, she was promoted to special

entertainment club was not

could work more closely

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

become

spheres.He now had his eye on acquiring

see him singing all the way to the

bother him

pretty confident

that the Smith

Anna informed him.

the past two years, the Smith Group offered strong competition to the

for the same

be equally pitted against

knew that he would suffer

was determined to challenge Brian at any

unconcerned.He knew that Toby was doing this

the Smith Group would tender for

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

they were not developing as well as

the Smith Group steals this project from right

didn't want him to

put down his pen

don't have the power to execute

his calm, over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the company scaling such great heights!

being held by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you are

but did not confirm his

for him not to attend since

"Aren't you going?"

going overseas if

of the Starlight Fashion Hub in Milan was equally

not sure.You go ahead

profile social events

because his work was