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

had shot Ayla, and Brian considered

"I see."

taken any action yet because of

would definitely leave him.And he couldn't imagine his life without

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

these illegal transactions would put him in a soup, but he did

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

smoking

his gut that Antawood, which was once his

he couldn't

he had passed away, he might not have suffered

watch as several men raped his mother while his father, a heart patient, was

died, he had asked Lucas to take

itself to him when Tatum had approached Lucas with

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

and put him through a rigorous, harsh training

stronger and taught him everything he

back

she watched Brian turn around the moment they

walk.You should

wanted to go

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

tried to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully kept her alive.But she had disappeared in

reason behind it

ever get the chance to make it up to her? Anna followed

only light in the dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering

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

say anything.Instead, he took a drag from his

didn't matter if he thought

alive, will you

didn't

that Ayla

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

and Ayla's marriage had only been signed

heart, Ayla had become his

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

that the intimacy between

Brian knew that Ayla was still alive, and he still loved her, he

said, "We need to stop talking about her.Let's

all his thoughts as he strode furiously back

her arms around his waist from behind as she caught up

please don't

Brian made a conscious effort to not think about Ayla, he