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

love you more

Brian, he

that was the reason for their

shook her head sadly,

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

give birth now, she didn't want to

hand and said, "You are still so

with her stubborn disposition so

years and

past two years, Brian

another and his businesses

in his career and tested new areas

to Ayla, Brian had lost interest in transaction

person who could help him

with

a year ago, she was promoted to special assistant to

club was

work more closely with

the paraphernalia for this morning's meeting.There is a meeting in the multi-functional hall on the third

had become an international

most spheres.He now had his eye on acquiring the rights for the road development project

would see him singing all

bother him

was pretty confident of the

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

Anna informed him.

the Smith Group offered strong competition to

purposefully tendered for the

be equally pitted against

he would

on the other hand, was determined

knew that Toby was

Smith Group

its business as a result of the competition offered by the

spite of this, they were not developing as

from right under our noses, will we spare

want him to concede to Toby yet

down his pen

don't have the power

very attitude was responsible for the company scaling such great heights!

design company in Milan, Italy, next month.If you are free, it would be great

not confirm his

not seem right for him not to attend

"Aren't you going?"

overseas if Brian

in Milan was equally important

sure.You go ahead and plan

had neglected to attend these high profile social events over the

because his work was his