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

don't care.I love you more than

Brian, he

reason for their

shook her head sadly,

man, all she hoped was to have a complete family

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

and said, "You

with her stubborn disposition so he

patiently for two years and didn't

past two years, Brian had sprung back

and his businesses had entered the global

his diligence, he had made strides in his career and tested new areas

had done to Ayla, Brian had lost

who could

with a

was

entertainment club was not her

work more closely with

a meeting in the multi-functional hall on the third floor

had become an international

eye on acquiring the rights for the road development project

see him singing all the way to the

bother

confident of

I've heard from a very reliable source that the Smith Group has also placed

Anna informed him.

the Smith Group offered strong competition to the Clark

tendered for the same

be equally pitted against each

he would suffer

other hand, was determined to challenge Brian at

that Toby

the Smith Group would tender for

Smith Group had expanded its business as a

were not developing as well as the Clark

from

didn't want him to concede to Toby

his pen and looked at

the power

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

Fashion Hub, a fashion design company

but did not

also did not seem right for him not to attend

"Aren't you going?"

overseas if Brian accompanied

Milan was equally important to bolster the clothing company of the Clark

go ahead and plan your

high profile

his work