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.

not let him get away with

had shot Ayla, and

"I see."

taken any action yet

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

had tried his best to do what Tatum had

knew that these illegal

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

that was exactly what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas into a corner,

smoking the

his gut that Antawood, which was once his

he couldn't leave

before he had passed away, he might not have suffered

child at the time, being made to watch as several

father had died, he had asked Lucas

Tatum had approached Lucas with a

to understand what hatred meant to him.He had merely

him to Thailand and put him through a rigorous, harsh

made Lucas stronger and taught him everything

back to the

she watched Brian turn around

a walk.You should go to bed early,"

wanted to

the wooden tombstone that Ayla had built,

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

reason behind

up to her? Anna followed him out and saw

dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering between

you still thinking about her?"

say anything.Instead, he took

it didn't matter if

is still alive, will you

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

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

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

only been signed

Ayla had become his

with

intimacy between Ayla

Brian knew that Ayla was still alive, and he still loved her, he would put all his efforts

and said, "We need to

shook off all his thoughts as he

arms around his waist from behind as she

don't think

a conscious effort to not think