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 him get away with

and Brian

"I see."

hadn't taken any action yet

down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And he couldn't imagine

his best to do what Tatum had

asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would put him in a soup,

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

had done.He had forced

had been smoking the whole

gut that Antawood, which was once his hometown, was

couldn't leave

had passed away, he

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

his father had died, he had asked Lucas to take

to him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a

understand what hatred meant to him.He had merely nodded his

to Thailand and

stronger and taught him everything he needed to exact his

back to the

Anna asked as she watched Brian turn around the moment they entered

should go to bed

to go

wooden tombstone

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

was the reason behind it

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

in the dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering

about her?" she asked, walking

took a drag from his

matter if he thought about Ayla or

she is still alive,

although she didn't really want to

the only one who knew that Ayla had

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

had only been signed on, but hadn't

heart, Ayla

might be with another man, or she might

the intimacy between

and he still loved her,

need to stop talking

off all his thoughts as he

around his waist from behind as she caught up

please don't

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