The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

Lucas heard his phone ringing.It was late and there was only one person who would call him at this time.He answered the phone warily.

"Father."

"Have you returned to Antawood?" Tatum asked without preamble.

He had asked Lucas to go to Thailand but the latter had refused.

This time, he wanted to get done with solving the Brian issue now that Lucas had returned.

"Yes, I just arrived today."

Lucas knew that he couldn't hide this fact.He had tried his best to hide Ayla from Tatum for two years.

But maybe he couldn't do it anymore.

Lucas wondered what Tatum would do to Ayla once he knew the truth.

Tatum had used her once.He might do it again.

"How long will you be in Antawood this time? I shouldn't have to remind you of the issue each time.Do you want to insult the memory of your deceased parents by losing the Collins Group that rightfully belongs to you?"

Tatum had been feeding Lucas such ideas since Lucas' childhood.

That was also why Lucas hated Brian.

All Lucas had wanted was to get close to Brian by using Ayla and kill him.

But before that could happen, he had developed a huge crush on Ayla.He hadn't taken revenge for his family yet.

And if Ayla were to know why he had approached her, she might hate him.

But he didn't regret it.

When he began trying to put a ring on her finger, he had considered everything that might happen in the future and had plotted his plan out.

"I know that, Father.I will never forget it," Lucas said, nodding.

"Good.Brian's men are watching me.So I hope you will handle this as soon as possible,"

Tatum reminded him.

Tatum's TH Gang had suffered a heavy blow because of Brian.

If it hadn't been for the fact that Brian had quitted the drug transactions over the past two years, Tatum wouldn't have had the chance to get back into this business again.

But Tatum was too eager for money.

He had forgotten the simple fact that the higher he climbed, the heavier the fall would be.

Brian would not let

had shot Ayla, and Brian considered

"I see."

taken any action yet

Ayla would definitely leave him.And he

his best to do what Tatum had asked of

illegal transactions

not forcing you, Lucas.You shouldn't forget what you've been working towards all these

had done.He had forced Lucas into a

smoking

with a wrench of his gut that Antawood, which

he couldn't leave this

father hadn't told him everything before he had passed away, he might not have

being made to watch as several men raped his mother while his father, a heart patient, was

died, he had asked Lucas to

him when Tatum had approached

what hatred meant to him.He had merely nodded his head

had then taken him to Thailand and put him through a rigorous, harsh training

and taught him everything he needed to exact his

back to the

she watched Brian turn around the

a walk.You should go to bed early,"

to

stood by the wooden tombstone

Ayla had gone crazy living here and had tried to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully kept her

reason

make it up to her? Anna

the dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette

her?" she asked, walking

took a drag

if he thought about Ayla

is still alive,

didn't really want to

only one who knew that Ayla had

your hypothetical questions," Brian said, throwing her a withering look as he put out

had only been signed on, but

his heart, Ayla had become his

might be with another man, or

the intimacy between Ayla and Lucas was

was still alive, and he still loved her, he would put all

need to stop talking about her.Let's

thoughts as he strode furiously

arms around his waist from behind

please don't think about

conscious effort to not think about Ayla, he