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

and Brian

"I see."

action yet because

if he took Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And

had tried his best to do what Tatum

these illegal transactions would put him in a soup,

you, Lucas.You shouldn't forget what you've been

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

had been smoking

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

he couldn't leave

before he had passed away, he might not have suffered

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

his father had died, he had asked Lucas to

Tatum had approached Lucas with

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

him to Thailand and

had made Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed to

drove Anna back to

as she watched Brian turn around the moment they entered

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

to go to the

he stood by the wooden tombstone that Ayla had

commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully kept her

the reason behind

her? Anna followed

dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette

her?" she asked, walking up

say anything.Instead, he took a drag

if he thought about Ayla or

still alive, will you still

had to know, although she didn't really want

was the only one who knew that Ayla had returned

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

had only been

in his heart, Ayla

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

the intimacy between Ayla

and he still loved her, he would put

said, "We need to stop

off all his thoughts as he strode furiously

him, wrapping her arms around his waist from behind

don't think about

made a conscious effort to not think about Ayla, he would eventually forget