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.

Brian would not let him get away with

Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

action

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

years, Lucas had tried his best to

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

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

had done.He had forced

been smoking

wrench of his gut that Antawood, which

couldn't leave

he had passed away, he might not

made to watch as several men raped

he had

him when Tatum had approached

understand what hatred meant

to Thailand and

Lucas stronger and taught him everything he

drove Anna back to

Anna asked as she watched Brian turn around

out for a walk.You should go to bed

wanted to go to

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

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

reason

it up to her? Anna followed him out and saw him standing there, still as

of the backyard was the cigarette flickering between

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

he took

it didn't matter if he thought about Ayla

alive, will

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

the only one who knew that

answer your hypothetical questions," Brian said, throwing her

Ayla's marriage had only been signed on, but

heart, Ayla

if Ayla is alive, she might be with another

intimacy between Ayla and Lucas

Ayla was still alive, and he still loved her, he would

and said, "We need to stop talking

all his thoughts as he strode

wrapping her arms around his

don't

a conscious effort to not think about Ayla, he