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

had shot Ayla, and Brian considered this

"I see."

action

he took Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And he couldn't imagine his life without

had tried his best to do

Tatum wanted, no questions asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would put him in a soup, but

shouldn't forget what you've been working towards all these

had forced Lucas into a corner, step

been smoking

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

couldn't leave

his father hadn't told him everything before he had passed away, he might not have suffered so

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

his father had died, he

to him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a proposition for

what hatred meant to him.He had merely nodded his

him to Thailand and put him

taught him everything

back to the

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

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

wanted to go to

tombstone that Ayla had

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

the reason behind

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

the

you still thinking about her?" she

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

if he thought about Ayla or

is still alive, will

know, although she didn't really want

one who knew that Ayla had returned

her a withering look as

had only been signed on, but hadn't

heart, Ayla had become

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

thought that the intimacy between Ayla

still alive, and he still loved her, he would

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

all his thoughts as he

his waist from behind as

please don't think about

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