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

shot Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

action

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

tried his best

knew that these illegal transactions would put him in a

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

what Tatum had done.He had forced

had been smoking

his gut that

couldn't

his father hadn't told him everything before he had passed away, he might not have suffered

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

his father had died, he had

him when Tatum

understand what hatred meant to him.He had merely nodded

Thailand and put him through

stronger and taught him everything

back to the

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

should go

to go to

he stood by the wooden tombstone that

had tried to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully kept her alive.But

was the reason behind it

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

of the backyard was the cigarette flickering between

you still thinking about her?"

didn't say anything.Instead, he took a drag from

didn't matter if

she is still alive, will

she didn't

who knew that

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

and Ayla's marriage had only been signed on, but hadn't

heart, Ayla had become his legitimate

know.It has been two years.Even if Ayla is alive, she might be with

that the intimacy between Ayla and

still loved

around and said, "We need to stop talking about her.Let's

his thoughts as he strode furiously back to the

arms around his waist from behind as she caught up

don't think

made a conscious effort to not think about Ayla, he