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

had shot Ayla, and Brian considered

"I see."

taken any action yet

would definitely leave him.And he couldn't imagine

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

Tatum wanted, no questions asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would

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

done.He had forced

been smoking the

the window, realizing with a wrench of his gut that Antawood, which was once his hometown, was now something he

couldn't

father hadn't told him everything before he had passed away, he might

the time, being made to watch as several men raped his mother while his father, a heart patient,

his father had died, he had asked Lucas

Tatum had approached

hatred meant to him.He had merely nodded his head in

Thailand and put

had made Lucas stronger and taught him

Anna back to the

Anna asked as she watched Brian turn around the moment

walk.You should go to bed early," Brian

to

tombstone

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

the reason behind it

up to her? Anna followed

corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering

her?" she asked, walking

say anything.Instead, he took a

it didn't matter if he thought about

she is still alive, will

although she didn't really want to hear him say

knew that Ayla had returned on the same

your hypothetical questions," Brian said, throwing her a withering look

had only been signed on,

his heart, Ayla had

alive, she might be with another man, or she might have forgotten everything that

intimacy between

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

said, "We need to stop

all his thoughts as he

hurried after him, wrapping her arms around his waist from behind as she

please don't think

Brian made a conscious effort to not think about Ayla,