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.

let him get away

shot Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

taken any action yet because of

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

his best to

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

forget what you've been working towards

had done.He had forced Lucas into a

smoking the

wrench of his gut that

couldn't leave

everything before he had passed away,

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

he had asked Lucas to

itself to him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a proposition

what hatred meant

to Thailand and put him through a rigorous,

made Lucas stronger and taught him

drove Anna back

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

for a walk.You should go

to go to

he stood by the wooden tombstone that Ayla had

tried to commit suicide, and

reason behind

to her? Anna followed him out and saw

only light in the dim corner of the

her?" she asked, walking up

he took

it didn't matter if

is still alive, will

to know, although she didn't

one who knew that

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

and Ayla's marriage had only been signed on, but hadn't been

in his heart, Ayla had become his legitimate

has been two years.Even if Ayla is alive, she might be with another man,

between Ayla

still loved her, he would put all his efforts in getting her

turned around and said, "We need to stop talking about

thoughts as

her arms around his waist from behind as

please don't think about

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