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

and Brian

"I see."

action yet because

down, Ayla would definitely

his best to do

that these illegal transactions would put him in a

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

done.He had

had been smoking

a wrench of his gut that Antawood, which was

couldn't

had passed

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

his father had died, he had asked Lucas to

him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a proposition

what hatred meant

and put him through a rigorous, harsh training

stronger and taught him everything he needed to exact his

drove Anna back

as she watched Brian turn around the

for a walk.You should

to go to

tombstone that

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

was the reason behind it

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

corner of the backyard was the

her?" she asked, walking up

anything.Instead, he took a drag

didn't matter if he thought about Ayla

is still alive,

to know, although she didn't really want to hear

was the only one who knew that Ayla had returned

said, throwing her a

marriage had only been signed on,

in his heart, Ayla had become his legitimate

alive, she might be with another man,

between Ayla and

knew that Ayla was still alive, and he still loved her, he would put all his efforts in

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

shook off all his thoughts as he

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

don't think

conscious effort to not think about Ayla, he would