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

Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

taken any action yet because

would definitely leave him.And he couldn't imagine his life

the past two years, Lucas had tried his best to do what

that these illegal transactions

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

done.He had forced Lucas

had been smoking the

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

couldn't leave

everything before he had passed

several men

died, he had

him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a

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

him to Thailand and put

had made Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed to exact his

back to the

are you going?" Anna asked as she watched Brian turn around the moment

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

wanted to go to the

he stood by the wooden tombstone that Ayla

had gone crazy living here and had tried to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully

reason

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

the dim corner of the backyard was

you still thinking about her?" she asked,

say anything.Instead, he took a drag from

matter if he

is still alive, will you still love

although she didn't really want to hear him say

the only one who knew that Ayla had

her a withering look as he put out

had only been signed

his heart, Ayla had

been two years.Even if Ayla is alive, she might be with another man, or she might have forgotten everything that happened here," Anna

the intimacy between Ayla and Lucas

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

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

off all his thoughts as he strode furiously back to the

his

please don't think

not think about Ayla, he would eventually forget about