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

had shot Ayla, and Brian considered this

"I see."

action

down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And he

the past two years, Lucas had tried his best

get whatever Tatum wanted, no questions asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would put him in

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

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

smoking

of his gut that

he couldn't

father hadn't told him everything before he had

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

died, he had asked Lucas to

opportunity presented itself to him when Tatum had approached

meant to him.He had merely nodded his head

Thailand and put

taught him everything he needed to

back to

Brian turn around the

out for a walk.You should go

wanted to go

wooden tombstone that Ayla had

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

reason behind

to her? Anna

dim corner of the backyard

thinking about her?" she asked, walking up to

didn't say anything.Instead, he took

if he thought about Ayla

alive,

although she didn't really want to

that Ayla had returned on the same flight

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

been signed on, but hadn't been

Ayla had

has been two years.Even if Ayla is alive, she might be with another man,

thought that the intimacy between Ayla and Lucas was

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

and said, "We need to stop

off all his thoughts as

around his waist

don't think about

effort to not think about Ayla, he would eventually forget