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.

not let him get

had shot Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

action yet because

that if he took Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave

two years, Lucas had tried his best

knew that these illegal transactions would put

you, Lucas.You shouldn't forget what you've been working towards all these years,"

that was exactly what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas into

had been smoking

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

couldn't

had

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

father had died, he had asked Lucas

itself to him when Tatum had approached

had been too young to understand what hatred meant to him.He had merely

taken him to Thailand and put him through a rigorous, harsh training

Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed

back to

watched Brian

should

wanted to go to the

tombstone that Ayla had

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

the reason

up to her? Anna followed him

corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering

still thinking about her?" she asked, walking up to

took a drag

him, it didn't matter if he thought about

is still alive, will

although she didn't really want to hear him say

knew that Ayla had returned

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

been signed on, but hadn't been

Ayla had become his

Ayla is alive, she might be with another man, or

between Ayla

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

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

thoughts as he strode furiously back to the

arms around his

don't think about

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