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 away

and Brian

"I see."

any action

he took Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And

had tried his best to do what Tatum had asked

that these illegal transactions would put him in a

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

had done.He had forced

had been smoking the whole

wrench of his gut that Antawood, which was once his hometown, was now something

he couldn't leave this

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

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

his father had died, he had asked

opportunity presented itself to him when Tatum had

what hatred meant

then taken him to Thailand and put him through

had made Lucas stronger and taught him everything he

drove Anna back to the

going?" Anna asked as she watched Brian turn around the moment

out for a walk.You should go

wanted to go

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

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

the reason

up to her? Anna followed him out and saw him standing

only light in the dim corner of the backyard was

you still thinking about her?" she

he took a drag from his

matter if he thought about Ayla

alive, will you still love

to know, although she didn't really want to hear

that

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

been

heart, Ayla had become his legitimate

has been two years.Even if Ayla is alive, she might be with another man,

the intimacy between Ayla

still

"We need

as he strode furiously back to

arms around his waist

please don't

to not think about Ayla, he would