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

you more

he didn't

that was the reason for their

her head sadly,

all she hoped was to have

birth now, she didn't want to

held her hand and said,

so he

years and didn't

the past two years, Brian had sprung back

success after another and his

had made strides in

done to Ayla, Brian had lost

the only person who

entered with a

was promoted to

was

work more closely

multi-functional hall on the third floor of the City Project Conference Center at 3 o'clock this

Brian had become an

eye on acquiring the rights for the road development project of

see him singing all the way to the

didn't bother

was pretty confident

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

Anna informed him.

past two years, the Smith Group offered strong

purposefully tendered for the

groups appeared to be equally

knew that he would

on the other hand, was determined

knew that Toby

not unexpected that the Smith

its business as a result of the competition offered by the

spite of this, they were not developing as

from right

didn't want him to concede to Toby

down his pen

don't have the power to execute

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

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

seem right for him not to attend since they

"Aren't you going?"

overseas if Brian

in Milan was equally important to bolster

not sure.You go ahead and

high profile social events

work