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.

Brian would not let him get

and Brian considered

"I see."

taken any action yet because of

he took Brian down, Ayla would

Lucas had tried his best to do what Tatum had asked of

these illegal transactions would put

Lucas.You shouldn't forget what you've been working

Tatum had done.He had forced

smoking the whole

of his gut that Antawood, which

he couldn't leave

hadn't told him everything before he had

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

he had asked Lucas

Tatum had approached Lucas with a

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

then taken him to Thailand and put him through a

Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed to exact

drove Anna back to

are you going?" Anna asked as she watched Brian turn around the

walk.You should go

to go to

the wooden tombstone that Ayla had built, Brian's

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

reason behind

Anna followed him out

in the dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering

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

didn't say anything.Instead, he took

it didn't matter if he

alive, will you

had to know, although she didn't really want to hear

that Ayla had returned

throwing her a withering look as

Ayla's marriage had only been

in his heart, Ayla had become

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

between Ayla and

he still loved her, he would put all his efforts

need to stop talking

all his thoughts as he strode

hurried after him, wrapping her arms around his waist from

please don't think

Brian made a conscious effort to not think about