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

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

Brian, he didn't

the reason for their breakup,

shook her head sadly, "But

hoped was to have a complete

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

her hand and said, "You are still so

stubborn disposition so he was unprepared to

waited patiently for two years and

the past two years, Brian had sprung back

one success after another and his businesses had entered the

strides in his

done to Ayla,

person who could help him around

with a

a year ago, she was promoted to

the entertainment club was not her only

she could work

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

Brian had become an

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

him singing all the way to the

didn't bother him

confident

source that the Smith Group has also placed a tender for

Anna informed him.

past two years, the Smith Group offered strong

purposefully tendered for the same

to be equally pitted

that he would suffer no

the other hand, was determined

that Toby was doing this for

unexpected that the Smith Group

a result

they were not

project from right under our noses, will we spare

want him to

down his pen and looked

have the power

attitude was responsible

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

not confirm his attendance due

him not to attend since they

"Aren't you going?"

preferred going overseas

launch of the Starlight Fashion Hub in Milan was equally important to bolster

ahead and

profile social events over the past

work