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

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

he didn't

that was the reason for their

shook her head sadly,

she loved a man, all she hoped was to

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

held her hand and said, "You are

stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to give up

for two years and didn't

past two years, Brian

one success after another and his businesses had entered

strides in his career

Ayla, Brian had lost interest in transaction

only person who

with a

year ago, she was

was not

work

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

I know." Brian had become an international icon

was manipulating the markets in most spheres.He now had his eye on acquiring the rights for the road development

see him singing all the way to

didn't bother

pretty confident

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

Anna informed him.

years, the Smith Group offered strong competition to

purposefully tendered for

groups appeared to be

knew that he would suffer

determined to

knew that Toby was doing this for

Smith Group would tender for

Smith Group had expanded its business as a

of this, they were not developing as well

if the Smith Group steals this project from right under our noses,

didn't want him to concede to

his pen

have the power to execute that

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

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

earlier but did not confirm his attendance due to

not seem right for him not to attend since they

"Aren't you going?"

only preferred going overseas

in Milan was

go ahead

high profile social events

because his work was his