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

shot Ayla, and Brian considered

"I see."

hadn't taken any action yet

would

two years, Lucas had tried his best to

asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would put him in a soup,

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

Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas into a corner, step by

smoking the

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

he couldn't

he had passed away,

time, being made to watch as several men raped

his father had died, he had asked Lucas to

presented itself to him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a proposition

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

Thailand and put him through a rigorous,

Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed

back to

Brian turn around the moment they entered

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

just wanted to

stood by the wooden tombstone that Ayla

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

reason behind

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

dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering between his

her?" she asked, walking up

say anything.Instead, he took a

it didn't matter if he thought about

she is still alive, will you still

didn't really want to hear him say

only one who knew that Ayla

said, throwing her a withering look as he put

only been

heart, Ayla had

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

the intimacy between Ayla and Lucas was

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

said, "We need to

off all his thoughts as he strode furiously

hurried after him, wrapping her arms around his

please don't

effort to not think about Ayla, he would eventually forget