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

"I see."

taken any action yet because of

Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And

Lucas had tried his best

get whatever Tatum wanted, no questions asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would put him in a

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

done.He had forced Lucas into a corner,

smoking the whole

his gut that Antawood, which was once his hometown, was now

he couldn't leave this

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

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

died, he

itself to him when Tatum

been too young to understand what hatred meant to

to Thailand and put him through a rigorous, harsh training

had made Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed

drove Anna back to the

watched Brian turn around the moment

for a walk.You should go to bed

wanted to go to the

tombstone that Ayla had

had tried to commit suicide, and that

reason behind it

to her? Anna followed him out and saw him standing there, still as

light in the dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering between his

you still thinking about her?" she asked, walking

he took

matter if he thought about

still alive,

know, although she didn't really want

that

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

been signed on, but

Ayla had become his

been two years.Even if Ayla is alive, she might be with another man, or she might have forgotten everything

between Ayla and Lucas was

was still alive, and he still loved her, he would put all his efforts

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

shook off all his thoughts as he strode furiously back

around his waist from behind as

please don't think

conscious effort to not think about Ayla, he