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

had shot Ayla, and Brian considered this

"I see."

action yet

knew that if he took Brian down, Ayla would

Lucas had tried his best to do what Tatum had

would get whatever Tatum wanted, no questions asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would put him in a soup, but he did not

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

was exactly what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas

smoking the

a wrench of his gut that Antawood, which was once his hometown,

couldn't leave

father hadn't told him everything before he had

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

died, he had

when Tatum had approached

too young to understand what hatred meant to him.He had

and put

made Lucas stronger and taught him everything he

Anna back to

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

for a walk.You should

wanted to go

the wooden tombstone that

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

reason

Anna followed him out and saw him standing

the backyard was the cigarette

about her?" she asked, walking up to

anything.Instead, he took a drag

matter if he thought

still alive, will you

although she didn't really

only one who knew that Ayla had

questions," Brian said, throwing her a withering

only been

in his heart, Ayla had become his

be with

the intimacy between Ayla

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

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

his thoughts as he

after him, wrapping her arms around his waist from behind as she caught up

don't

conscious effort to not think about Ayla,