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."

her baby had

and said, "I don't care.I love you

he

that was the reason

head sadly, "But I

a man, all she hoped

couldn't give birth now, she

said,

with her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared

patiently for two years and didn't mind waiting a little

years, Brian had

one success after another and

had made strides in his career and tested new

what Tatum had done to Ayla, Brian had lost interest

only person who

with a

she was promoted to special assistant to

was not

could work more closely

meeting.There is a meeting in the multi-functional hall on the third floor of the City Project Conference Center at

become an international

his eye on acquiring

would see him singing all the way to the

didn't bother him

was pretty confident of

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

Anna informed him.

the past two years, the Smith Group offered

tendered for the

appeared to be

knew that he would suffer no

determined to challenge

was unconcerned.He knew that Toby was

Smith Group would tender for this

Smith Group had expanded its business as a

this, they were not developing as

the Smith Group steals this project from right under our

to concede to Toby

pen and

worry.They don't have the power

over confident disposition.This very attitude was responsible for the

Hub, a fashion design company in Milan, Italy,

not confirm

also did not seem right for him

"Aren't you going?"

overseas if

Milan was equally important to bolster the clothing company

go ahead

these high profile

because his work was his