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.

not let him get

and Brian considered this

"I see."

taken any action yet because

took Brian down, Ayla would definitely

years, Lucas had tried his best to do what Tatum

get whatever Tatum wanted, no questions asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would put him in a soup, but

you, Lucas.You shouldn't forget what you've been working towards all these years," Tatum

was exactly what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas into

been smoking the whole

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

he couldn't

before he had

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

he had

presented itself to him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a proposition for

hatred meant

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

made Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed to exact

back to

as she watched Brian turn around the moment they

for a walk.You should go to bed

to go to

wooden tombstone that Ayla

here and had tried to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully kept her alive.But she had disappeared in the

the reason behind it

up to her? Anna followed him out and saw him standing there, still as a

dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette

you still thinking about her?" she asked, walking up to

say anything.Instead, he took a

didn't matter if

is still alive,

didn't really

one who knew that Ayla had returned

her a

had only been signed

in his heart, Ayla had

with another man, or she might have

between Ayla and Lucas

if Brian knew that Ayla was still alive, and he still loved her, he would put all his efforts in getting

around and said, "We need to stop talking about her.Let's

all his thoughts as he strode furiously back

arms around his waist

please don't think about

to not think about Ayla,