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

and Brian considered this

"I see."

any action yet because of

Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And

tried his best to do what Tatum had

get whatever Tatum wanted, no questions asked.He knew that these illegal

you, Lucas.You shouldn't forget what you've

Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas into

smoking the whole

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

couldn't leave

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

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

father had died, he had asked

itself to him when Tatum had

young to understand what hatred meant to him.He had

and put him through a rigorous, harsh

Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed to exact

Anna back to

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

going out for a walk.You should go to bed

just wanted to go to the

wooden tombstone that Ayla had built,

suicide, and that

the reason behind it

to her? Anna followed him out and saw

of the backyard was the cigarette

thinking about her?" she asked,

he took

didn't matter if he thought

she is still alive, will you still

know, although she didn't really want to hear

one who knew that Ayla had returned

her a withering look as he put out

had only been signed

his heart, Ayla had become

with another man, or

between Ayla

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

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

as he strode furiously back to the

him, wrapping her arms around his waist

please don't think

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