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

had shot Ayla, and

"I see."

taken any action yet

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

years, Lucas had tried his best to do

illegal transactions would

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

exactly what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas into a

been smoking the

gut that Antawood, which was once

he couldn't

everything before he had passed away,

as several men raped his

father had died, he

him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a

meant to him.He had merely nodded his

had then taken him to Thailand and put him

Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed to exact

drove Anna back to

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

going out for a walk.You should go to

wanted to go to

stood by the wooden tombstone that Ayla

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

reason behind

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

the backyard was the cigarette flickering between

her?" she asked, walking

anything.Instead, he took a drag from his

matter if he thought about Ayla or

she is still alive, will you still

although she didn't really want to hear him say

one who knew that Ayla had returned on the

throwing her a withering look

been signed on, but

his heart, Ayla had

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

thought that the intimacy between Ayla and Lucas

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

need to stop talking

as he strode furiously back to

hurried after him, wrapping her arms around his waist

don't

not think