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 him get

had shot Ayla, and Brian considered this

"I see."

hadn't taken any action

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

his best to do what

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

you've been working towards all these

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

been smoking the

of the window, realizing with a wrench of his gut

couldn't leave

he had passed

helpless child at the time, being made to watch as several

his father had died, he had asked Lucas

him when Tatum had approached Lucas

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

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

stronger and taught him everything he needed to exact

back to the

are you going?" Anna asked as she watched Brian turn around the moment they entered the

walk.You should go to bed early," Brian

to

he stood by the wooden tombstone that Ayla had built, Brian's heart

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

the reason behind

make it up to her? Anna followed him out

the dim corner of the

you still thinking about her?" she

he took a drag

it didn't matter if he thought about Ayla or

she is still alive, will you still

she didn't really want to hear him

one who knew that Ayla had returned on the

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

been signed on, but hadn't been

Ayla

is alive, she might be with another man, or she might have forgotten everything that happened

that the intimacy between Ayla and Lucas

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

"We need to stop

his thoughts as he strode

her arms around his waist from behind as she caught up

please don't think

effort to not think about Ayla, he would eventually