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 him get away with

had shot Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

taken any action yet

that if he took Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And he couldn't imagine

had tried his

no questions asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would put him in a soup, but he

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

was exactly what Tatum had done.He had

been smoking the whole

of the window, realizing with a wrench of his gut that

couldn't leave

had

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

died, he had asked Lucas to take

opportunity presented itself to him when Tatum had

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

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

taught him everything he needed

drove Anna back to

Brian turn around

a walk.You should go to bed

to go

wooden tombstone that Ayla had built, Brian's

living here and had tried to commit suicide,

reason behind

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

the dim corner of the backyard

about her?" she asked, walking up

took a drag from

matter if

she is still alive, will

although she didn't

who knew that Ayla

Brian said, throwing her a withering

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

Ayla had become

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

between Ayla and Lucas was

alive, and he still loved her, he

said, "We need to stop

shook off all his thoughts as he strode furiously back to

wrapping her arms around his waist from behind

please don't

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