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 her

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

Brian, he

the reason for their

shook her head sadly, "But I

man, all she hoped was to

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

said, "You are still so

with her stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give

for two years and didn't mind waiting

years, Brian had sprung back

and his businesses had entered

he had made strides in his career and tested

done to Ayla, Brian had lost interest in

only person who could

with

year ago, she was promoted to special assistant to

was not

work more closely with

multi-functional hall on the third floor of the City

I know." Brian had become

now had his eye on acquiring the rights for the road development

see him singing all

bother

confident

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

Anna informed him.

years, the Smith Group offered strong competition

tendered for

appeared to be equally pitted

that he

was determined to challenge Brian at

that Toby was

the Smith Group would tender for

expanded its business as a

they were not developing

project from right under

to concede to

put down his pen and looked at

don't have the power to execute

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

by the way, there is a fashion show being held by Starlight Fashion Hub, a fashion design company in Milan, Italy,

had received the invitation earlier but did not confirm his attendance due to lack

seem right for him

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas if Brian

in Milan was equally important to bolster

ahead

had neglected to attend these high profile social events over the past two

because his work was