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 with

shot Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

taken any action

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

Lucas had tried his best to do what Tatum had asked

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

you've

what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas

smoking

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

he couldn't leave

he had passed

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

he

him when Tatum had approached

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

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

taught him

Anna back

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

going out for a walk.You should

just wanted to go to the

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

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

the reason behind it

ever get the chance to make it up to her? Anna

light in the dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering

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

didn't say anything.Instead, he took a drag

it didn't matter if he thought about

she is still alive, will

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

only one who knew that Ayla had returned

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

only been signed on, but hadn't been

heart, Ayla

be with

intimacy between Ayla and Lucas

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

around and said, "We need to stop talking about

off all his thoughts as he strode furiously

hurried after him, wrapping her arms around his waist from behind

please don't think about

effort to not think