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.

let him get

shot Ayla, and Brian considered this

"I see."

taken any action

that if he took Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And he couldn't imagine his life

the past two years, Lucas had tried his best to do what Tatum had

Tatum wanted, no questions asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would put

what you've been working towards

what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas

had been smoking

with a wrench of his gut that Antawood, which was once

he couldn't

father hadn't told him everything before he had passed

being made to watch as several

had died, he

to him when Tatum had approached Lucas with

had been too young to understand what hatred meant to him.He had merely nodded

and

taught him everything he needed to exact his

drove Anna back

Anna asked as she watched Brian

a walk.You should go to bed

to

stood by the wooden tombstone that Ayla had built,

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

was the reason

to her? Anna followed him

dim corner of the backyard was

still thinking about her?"

say anything.Instead, he took a drag from

it didn't matter if he thought about Ayla or

is still alive, will

had to know, although she didn't really

only one who knew that Ayla had returned on the same flight

throwing her

Ayla's marriage had only been signed on, but

in his heart, Ayla had become his legitimate

she might be with another man, or

between Ayla

was still alive, and he still loved her, he

turned around and said, "We need to stop talking about

as he strode furiously

hurried after him, wrapping her arms around his waist from behind as

don't

Brian made a conscious effort to not think about Ayla, he would eventually forget about