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

shot Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

any action yet

knew that if he took Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And he couldn't

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

that these illegal transactions would put him in a soup, but he did not

what you've been working towards all these

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

been smoking

window, realizing with a wrench of his gut that Antawood,

couldn't leave this

before he had passed away, he might not

as several men raped

had died, he had asked Lucas

itself to him when Tatum had

hatred meant to him.He had merely nodded his

and put

and taught him everything

Anna back

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

a walk.You should

wanted to go

wooden tombstone

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

reason behind

to make it up to her? Anna followed him out and saw

only light in the dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette

you still thinking about 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 love

didn't

the only one who knew that Ayla had returned on

answer your hypothetical questions," Brian said, throwing her a withering look as he put out the

Ayla's marriage had only been

in his heart, Ayla had become his legitimate

she might be with

the intimacy between Ayla and

if Brian knew that Ayla was still alive, and he still loved her, he would put all his efforts in getting her

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

as he

her arms around his

don't think about

a conscious effort to not think about Ayla, he