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 filled her with

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

Brian, he didn't

was the reason for their breakup,

her head sadly,

hoped

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

said, "You

so he was unprepared to give up

patiently for two years and didn't mind waiting a

the past two years, Brian had

achieved one success after another and his

strides in his career and tested new

Ayla, Brian had lost

the only person who could help him around

with a

a year ago, she was promoted to special assistant to

the entertainment club was

work more closely

multi-functional hall on the third floor of the City Project Conference

become an international icon

the markets in most spheres.He now had his eye on acquiring the rights

it would see him singing all

bother

pretty confident of

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

Anna informed him.

Smith Group offered strong competition to the Clark

for

be equally pitted against each

knew that he would suffer no

the other hand, was determined to challenge Brian at

knew that Toby was

the Smith Group

as a result of the competition offered by the

they were not developing as well as the

from right under

didn't want him to concede to Toby

his pen and

worry.They don't have the power

attitude was

is a fashion show being held 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

not seem right for him not to attend since

"Aren't you going?"

going overseas

Hub in Milan was equally important

not sure.You go ahead and plan

attend these high profile social

because his work was his