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

and Brian considered this

"I see."

action

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

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

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

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

what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas into a corner, step

smoking the whole

wrench of his gut that Antawood, which

couldn't

him everything before he had passed away, he might not have suffered

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

father had died, he had asked Lucas to

when Tatum had approached Lucas with a

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

to Thailand and put him through

him everything he needed

Anna back to

as she watched Brian turn around the moment they entered the living

going out for a walk.You should go to

just wanted to

tombstone that Ayla had

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

the reason

her? Anna

the dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering between

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

say anything.Instead, he took

if he

still alive, will

she didn't really want

was the only one who knew that Ayla had returned on

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

and Ayla's marriage had only been signed on,

in his heart, Ayla had become his legitimate

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

intimacy between Ayla

Ayla was still alive, and he still loved her,

turned around and said, "We need to stop talking about

as he strode

him, wrapping her arms around his

don't think

to not think about Ayla,