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

shot Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

action yet because of

if he took Brian down, Ayla would

years, Lucas had tried his best to do what Tatum had

these illegal transactions would put him

what you've been working towards all these years," Tatum

what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas

smoking the

a wrench of his gut that

couldn't leave

everything before he had passed away, he

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

had died, he had asked Lucas to take

presented itself to him when Tatum had approached Lucas with

meant

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

made Lucas stronger and taught him everything

drove Anna back

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

for a walk.You should

to go

tombstone that Ayla had built, Brian's heart

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

the reason behind it

ever get the chance to make it up to her? Anna followed him out

in the dim corner of the

you still thinking about her?" she

he took

didn't matter if he thought about Ayla or

is still alive, will

know, although she didn't really want

who knew that Ayla had returned on the same

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

Ayla's marriage had only been signed on,

heart, Ayla had

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

that the intimacy between Ayla and Lucas

he still loved her,

"We need to

shook off all his thoughts as he strode furiously

arms around his waist from behind as she caught up to

please don't

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