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."

loss of her baby had

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

Brian, he didn't

reason for their breakup,

her head

all she hoped was to have a complete family with

now, she didn't want to

her hand and said, "You

so he was unprepared

two years

past two years, Brian

and his businesses

he had made strides in his career

done to Ayla, Brian had lost interest in transaction

was the only person who

entered with

a year ago, she was promoted to special

was not

work more closely

meeting in the multi-functional hall on the third floor of the City

know." Brian had become an

spheres.He now had his eye on acquiring

see him singing all

didn't bother

confident of

the Smith Group has also

Anna informed him.

Smith Group offered strong competition to the Clark

purposefully tendered for the same

to be equally pitted against each

he

the other hand, was determined to

was unconcerned.He knew that Toby was

Smith

Group had expanded its business as a

spite of this, they were not

Group steals this project from right under our noses, will we

to concede to Toby

down his pen and looked at

worry.They don't have the power to execute that

over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible

by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you are free, it would be great if you

invitation earlier but did not confirm his

him not

"Aren't you going?"

going overseas

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

ahead

profile social

because his work was