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.

would not let him

had shot Ayla, and Brian considered this

"I see."

any action yet because

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

Lucas had tried his best

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

forget what you've been working towards all

what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas into a

been smoking the

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

he couldn't leave

he had passed away, he might

several men raped his mother while his father, a heart patient, was admitted to

father had died, he had asked Lucas to

Tatum had approached Lucas with a proposition for

to understand what hatred meant to

and

stronger and taught him

back to

watched Brian turn around the moment they entered

for a walk.You should go

just wanted to go to

stood by the wooden tombstone that Ayla had built,

to commit suicide, and that

reason behind it

get the chance to make it up to her? Anna followed him out and

dim corner of the backyard

her?"

he took a drag from his

him, it didn't matter if he

she is still alive, will you

had to know, although she didn't really want to hear him say

who knew that Ayla had returned on

throwing her a withering

marriage had only been

Ayla had become his

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

between Ayla and Lucas was

was still alive, and he still loved her, he would put all his efforts in getting her

need to stop talking

his thoughts as he strode furiously

her arms around his waist from behind as she caught

please don't think

not think about Ayla, he would eventually forget