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.

not let him get away

shot Ayla, and Brian considered this

"I see."

hadn't taken any action

Ayla would definitely leave him.And he couldn't imagine his life without

had tried his best to do what

these illegal transactions would put him in a

you've been working

exactly what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas into a corner,

had been smoking the whole

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

couldn't

told him everything before he had passed away, he might not have

helpless child at the time, being made to watch as several

had died, he

when Tatum had approached

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

Thailand and put him through a rigorous, harsh training

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

drove Anna back to the

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

walk.You should go

wanted to go to the

stood by the wooden tombstone

commit suicide, and that Brian

reason

Anna followed him out and

dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette

about her?" she

took a

matter if he

is still alive, will you still love

although she didn't really

one who knew that

won't answer your hypothetical questions," Brian said, throwing her a withering look as he

been signed on, but

in his heart, Ayla

might be with another

between Ayla and Lucas

still alive, and he still loved her, he would put all his

need to stop talking

off all his thoughts as he strode furiously back to the

hurried after him, wrapping her arms around his waist from behind as

don't

think about Ayla, he would eventually