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

had shot Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

any action yet

Ayla would definitely leave

tried his

that these illegal transactions would put him in a soup, but

not forcing you, Lucas.You shouldn't forget what you've

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

smoking the whole

with a wrench of his gut that Antawood, which was once his hometown, was

he couldn't

father hadn't told him everything before he had passed

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

he had asked Lucas to

Tatum had approached Lucas with a proposition

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

had then taken him to Thailand and put him through a rigorous,

had made Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed to exact his

drove Anna back

as she watched Brian turn around the moment they entered the

out for a walk.You should go to bed early," Brian

just wanted to go

the wooden tombstone that Ayla

had tried to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully kept

was the reason behind it

he ever get the chance to make it up to her? Anna followed him out and

corner of the backyard was the cigarette

about her?" she asked, walking up

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

him, it didn't matter if he thought

still alive, will you still

to know, although she didn't really want to

was the only one who knew that Ayla had returned on the same

won't answer your hypothetical questions," Brian said, throwing her

and Ayla's marriage had only been signed

heart, Ayla had become his legitimate

might be with another man, or she might have forgotten everything that

that the intimacy between

he still loved

said, "We need to stop

his thoughts as he strode furiously back

his

please don't think

think about Ayla, he would eventually