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 away

and Brian

"I see."

hadn't taken any action yet because of

down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And he

his best to do what Tatum

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

shouldn't forget what you've

done.He had forced Lucas into a

had been smoking the

gut that

he couldn't leave

before he had passed away,

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

died, he had

presented itself to him when Tatum had approached Lucas with

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

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

and taught him everything he needed to

Anna back

asked as she watched Brian turn around

going out for a walk.You should go to bed early,"

just wanted to go to the

wooden tombstone that Ayla had built, Brian's

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

reason

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

the backyard was

thinking about her?" she asked, walking up to

didn't say anything.Instead, he took

him, it didn't matter if

alive, will

didn't really want

only one who knew that

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

been

in his heart, Ayla had become

might be with another man, or

intimacy between Ayla and Lucas

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

need to stop

his thoughts as he strode furiously back to

around his waist from behind as she

please don't think about

think about Ayla, he would