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

shot Ayla, and Brian considered this

"I see."

hadn't taken any action yet

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

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

illegal transactions would put him

shouldn't forget what you've been working towards all

exactly what Tatum had done.He had forced

been smoking

of his gut that Antawood, which was once

couldn't leave

him everything before he had passed away, he

still been a helpless child at the time, being made to watch as several men raped his

father had died, he had asked

Tatum had approached Lucas

what hatred meant to him.He had

had then taken him to Thailand and put him through a

him everything he needed to

back to

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

walk.You should go to bed early,"

to

wooden tombstone that Ayla had

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

was the reason

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

of the backyard

you still thinking about her?" she

he took a

didn't matter if

she is still alive,

although she didn't really want to hear him say

knew that Ayla

her a withering look as he

only been signed on,

heart, Ayla had become his legitimate

two years.Even if Ayla is alive, she might be with

intimacy between Ayla

knew that Ayla was still alive, and he still loved her, he

turned around and said, "We need to stop talking

all his thoughts as he

arms around his

please don't

not think about Ayla, he would eventually forget