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 get away

and Brian considered this

"I see."

action yet

down, Ayla would definitely leave

tried his

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

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

done.He had forced Lucas

been smoking

of the window, realizing with a wrench of his gut that Antawood, which was

couldn't leave

told him everything before he had passed away, he might

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

his father had died, he

itself to him when Tatum had approached

understand what hatred meant to him.He had merely nodded

to Thailand and put him

stronger and taught him everything he needed to exact

Anna back to the

asked as she watched Brian turn around the moment they

a walk.You should go to bed early,"

to go

wooden tombstone that Ayla had

living here and had tried to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully kept her alive.But

reason

make it up to her? Anna followed him out

corner of the backyard was the

thinking about her?"

he took a drag

it didn't matter if he thought about Ayla

alive, will

had to know, although she didn't

the only one who knew that Ayla had returned on

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

had only been signed on, but hadn't

heart, Ayla had become his

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

the intimacy between Ayla and Lucas

he still loved

need to stop

thoughts as he strode furiously back

around his waist from behind as she

please don't

to not think about