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.

let him get away with

shot Ayla, and

"I see."

hadn't taken any action yet because

down, Ayla would definitely

his best to

no questions asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would put

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

done.He had forced Lucas into

been smoking

looked out of the window, realizing with a wrench of his gut that Antawood, which was once his hometown,

he couldn't

father hadn't told him everything before he had passed away, he might

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

he

Tatum had approached Lucas with a

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

taken him to Thailand and put him

and taught him everything

back

watched Brian

out for a walk.You should go

wanted to go to the

by the wooden tombstone that Ayla had built, Brian's heart

commit suicide, and

reason behind it

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

corner of the

still thinking about her?" she asked,

say anything.Instead, he took a drag from his

it didn't matter if he thought about

she is still alive,

she didn't really want to hear

was the only one who knew that Ayla had returned

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

marriage had only been signed

heart, Ayla had become his

might be with another man, or she might have forgotten everything that

the intimacy between Ayla

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

and said, "We need to stop talking

as he strode

hurried after him, wrapping her arms around his waist

please don't think

effort to not think about Ayla,