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 get away

shot Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

hadn't taken any action yet because of

that if he took Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And he

the past 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 transactions would put him in a

you, Lucas.You shouldn't forget what you've been working towards all these years," Tatum

what Tatum had done.He had forced

smoking the whole

looked out of the window, realizing with a wrench of his gut

he couldn't leave

father hadn't told him everything before he had passed away, he might not

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

his father had died, he had

itself to him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a

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

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

taught him everything he

drove Anna back to

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

a walk.You should go to bed early,"

just wanted to go to

stood by the wooden tombstone that Ayla

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

was the reason

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

the backyard was the

her?" she asked, walking up to

he took a drag from

him, it didn't matter if he thought about Ayla

still alive, will you

although she didn't really

knew that Ayla had returned on the same flight

throwing her a withering look

Ayla's marriage had only been signed on, but

Ayla had become

with another man, or she might have forgotten everything that

between Ayla and Lucas was

still alive, and he still loved her, he would put all

turned around and said, "We need to

as

him, wrapping her arms around his waist from behind as she

don't think

Brian made a conscious effort to not think about Ayla,